Malicious code in a1420ks-bmi (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (c4e419fa04e12ac1aea41e44f7c2ac73a5ec99b3e50b4fb1979ace77d93b3fec) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/a1420ks-bmi/MAL-2024-6282.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'a1420ks-bmi' version 0.1.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem is confirmed to contain malicious code as reported by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a supply chain threat where the package itself is intentionally harmful. There is no detailed technical description or exploit information available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious package 'a1420ks-bmi' version 0.1.1 may lead to compromise depending on the embedded malicious code. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'a1420ks-bmi' package version 0.1.1. Since this is a malicious package, the best mitigation is to remove it from your dependencies and replace it with a trusted alternative. No official patch or fix is available. Monitor your dependency sources to prevent installation of known malicious packages.
Malicious code in a1420ks-bmi (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (c4e419fa04e12ac1aea41e44f7c2ac73a5ec99b3e50b4fb1979ace77d93b3fec) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/a1420ks-bmi/MAL-2024-6282.json))
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'a1420ks-bmi' version 0.1.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem is confirmed to contain malicious code as reported by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a supply chain threat where the package itself is intentionally harmful. There is no detailed technical description or exploit information available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious package 'a1420ks-bmi' version 0.1.1 may lead to compromise depending on the embedded malicious code. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'a1420ks-bmi' package version 0.1.1. Since this is a malicious package, the best mitigation is to remove it from your dependencies and replace it with a trusted alternative. No official patch or fix is available. Monitor your dependency sources to prevent installation of known malicious packages.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-6282
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-6g8r-58xc-mwh6"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba7da44ab8fbf7c84a4e1
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:20:42 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 16:45:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 18:17:44 UTC
Views: 23
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