Security News > 2021 > June > Windows 10's package manager flooded with duplicate, malformed apps

Last week, Microsoft released the first stable version of its Windows 10 package manager, Winget, which enables users to manage apps via command-line.

Much like package managers available on other platforms, Winget lets Windows users automate app management when it comes to installing, configuring, upgrading, and uninstalling applications.

Over the weekend, multiple users flooded Winget's software registry with pull requests for apps that are either duplicate or malformed, thereby raising concerns about the integrity of the Winget ecosystem.

Winget's repo flooded with duplicate apps, malformed manifests.

Microsoft's guidelines state that independent software vendors looking to upload their application to the Winget registry, can do so by submitting the application's manifest on their GitHub.

Over this Memorial Day weekend, multiple pull requests emerged on Winget's GitHub containing names of apps that had already existed in the package manager's registry.

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