Malicious code in a15z8my-name (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (37a258cea494576abbf05e69bbe806acb1b463dd4a91876367a23b06ff62b6b4) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/a15z8my-name/MAL-2024-6307.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The 'a15z8my-name' RubyGems package at version 0.1.0 is classified as a malicious package according to the OpenSSF malicious packages repository. This classification indicates that the package contains harmful code intended to compromise systems or data. The threat is cataloged under MAL-2024-6307 and GHSA-26q2-5crp-vm65. There is no detailed technical vulnerability description or CVSS score available, and no vendor advisory or patch information is provided.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may lead to compromise of systems or data due to the embedded malicious code. Since it is a malicious package, it poses a direct security risk if incorporated into software projects or environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'a15z8my-name' RubyGems package version 0.1.0. Since no patch or remediation is provided, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. Monitor dependency sources and use trusted package repositories to prevent inclusion of malicious packages.
Malicious code in a15z8my-name (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (37a258cea494576abbf05e69bbe806acb1b463dd4a91876367a23b06ff62b6b4) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/a15z8my-name/MAL-2024-6307.json))
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The 'a15z8my-name' RubyGems package at version 0.1.0 is classified as a malicious package according to the OpenSSF malicious packages repository. This classification indicates that the package contains harmful code intended to compromise systems or data. The threat is cataloged under MAL-2024-6307 and GHSA-26q2-5crp-vm65. There is no detailed technical vulnerability description or CVSS score available, and no vendor advisory or patch information is provided.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may lead to compromise of systems or data due to the embedded malicious code. Since it is a malicious package, it poses a direct security risk if incorporated into software projects or environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'a15z8my-name' RubyGems package version 0.1.0. Since no patch or remediation is provided, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. Monitor dependency sources and use trusted package repositories to prevent inclusion of malicious packages.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-6307
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-26q2-5crp-vm65"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba7cd44ab8fbf7c849762
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:20:29 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 17:00:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 16:21:26 UTC
Views: 13
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