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Malicious code in access-policy-rails (RubyGems)

0
High
Published: 06/25/2024 (06/25/2024, 13:45:30 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: access-policy-rails

Description

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (6fa4c59bacc1725db2139191f2378fe4ca2c0fa7b4346fe606e453bd9c0c11d3) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/access-policy-rails/MAL-2024-6339.json))

Affected software

RubyGemsmore threats →ghsa
access-policy-rails
pkg:gem/access-policy-rails
Affected versions
=0.0.2

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/18/2026, 17:16:02 UTC

Technical Analysis

The 'access-policy-rails' RubyGems package version 0.0.2 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages database and is tracked under MAL-2024-6339 and GHSA-497r-xgm6-m8jg. There is no detailed vulnerability or exploit information available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The package is flagged as malicious rather than a traditional vulnerability with a patch or fix.

Potential Impact

Use of the 'access-policy-rails' version 0.0.2 package may result in the introduction of malicious code into dependent projects. The specific impact of the malicious code is not detailed in the available data. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Avoid using the 'access-policy-rails' package version 0.0.2. Since this is a malicious package, the recommended mitigation is to remove or not install this package. No official patch or fix is available. Users should verify dependencies and source integrity to prevent inclusion of this package.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
MAL-2024-6339
Osv Schema Version
1.7.4
Aliases
["GHSA-497r-xgm6-m8jg"]
Ecosystems
["RubyGems"]

Threat ID: 6a5ba7c044ab8fbf7c84812e

Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:20:16 UTC

Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 17:16:02 UTC

Last updated: 09/09/2026, 08:19:47 UTC

Views: 20

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