diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/CargoProvider.java b/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/CargoProvider.java
index 2f8832bf..e82b1247 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/CargoProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/CargoProvider.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
@@ -285,8 +286,7 @@ void processWorkspaceDependencies(
       CargoPackage depPackage = findPackageByName(packageMap, depName);
       try {
         PackageURL depUrl =
-            new PackageURL(
-                Type.CARGO.getType(), null, depPackage.name(), depPackage.version(), null, null);
+            createCargoPurl(depPackage.name(), depPackage.version(), depPackage.isPathDependency());
         sbom.addDependency(root, depUrl, null);
       } catch (Exception e) {
         log.warning("Failed to create PackageURL for workspace dependency: " + depName);
@@ -332,8 +332,7 @@ private void processWorkspaceMember(
 
     try {
       PackageURL memberUrl =
-          new PackageURL(
-              Type.CARGO.getType(), null, memberPkg.name(), memberPkg.version(), null, null);
+          createCargoPurl(memberPkg.name(), memberPkg.version(), memberPkg.isPathDependency());
       sbom.addDependency(workspaceRoot, memberUrl, null);
 
       if (debugLoggingIsNeeded()) {
@@ -528,8 +527,7 @@ private void processDirectDependencies(
 
       try {
         PackageURL packageUrl =
-            new PackageURL(
-                Type.CARGO.getType(), null, childInfo.name(), childInfo.version(), null, null);
+            createCargoPurl(childInfo.name(), childInfo.version(), childInfo.isPathDependency());
         sbom.addDependency(sourceUrl, packageUrl, null);
         if (debugLoggingIsNeeded()) {
           log.info(
@@ -594,8 +592,7 @@ private void processDependencyNode(
 
       try {
         PackageURL childUrl =
-            new PackageURL(
-                Type.CARGO.getType(), null, childInfo.name(), childInfo.version(), null, null);
+            createCargoPurl(childInfo.name(), childInfo.version(), childInfo.isPathDependency());
 
         String relationshipKey = parent.getCoordinates() + "->" + childUrl.getCoordinates();
 
@@ -641,7 +638,7 @@ private Map<String, CargoPackage> buildPackageMap(CargoMetadata metadata) {
 
   private DependencyInfo getPackageInfo(String packageId, Map<String, CargoPackage> packageMap) {
     CargoPackage pkg = packageMap.get(packageId);
-    return new DependencyInfo(pkg.name(), pkg.version());
+    return new DependencyInfo(pkg.name(), pkg.version(), pkg.source());
   }
 
   public CargoProvider(Path manifest) {
@@ -821,4 +818,16 @@ private boolean lineContainsDependency(String trimmed, String depName) {
     }
     return false;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a {@link PackageURL} for a Cargo package. Path dependencies ({@code source == null})
+   * get a {@code repository_url=local} qualifier so the backend can distinguish them from registry
+   * packages and skip vulnerability checks.
+   */
+  private static PackageURL createCargoPurl(String name, String version, boolean isPathDep)
+      throws Exception {
+    TreeMap<String, String> qualifiers =
+        isPathDep ? new TreeMap<>(Map.of("repository_url", "local")) : null;
+    return new PackageURL(Type.CARGO.getType(), null, name, version, qualifiers, null);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/rust/model/CargoPackage.java b/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/rust/model/CargoPackage.java
index 5fc8a438..f47b76c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/rust/model/CargoPackage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/rust/model/CargoPackage.java
@@ -24,5 +24,12 @@ public record CargoPackage(
     @JsonProperty("name") String name,
     @JsonProperty("version") String version,
     @JsonProperty("id") String id,
+    @JsonProperty("source") String source,
     @JsonProperty("manifest_path") String manifestPath,
-    @JsonProperty("dependencies") List<CargoDependency> dependencies) {}
+    @JsonProperty("dependencies") List<CargoDependency> dependencies) {
+
+  /** Path dependencies have {@code source == null} in cargo metadata. */
+  public boolean isPathDependency() {
+    return source == null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/rust/model/DependencyInfo.java b/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/rust/model/DependencyInfo.java
index 3111f2e2..02dd8510 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/rust/model/DependencyInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/providers/rust/model/DependencyInfo.java
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@
  */
 package io.github.guacsec.trustifyda.providers.rust.model;
 
-public record DependencyInfo(String name, String version) {}
+public record DependencyInfo(String name, String version, String source) {
+
+  /** Path dependencies have {@code source == null} in cargo metadata. */
+  public boolean isPathDependency() {
+    return source == null;
+  }
+}