activerecord-safe-initialize (RubyGems) · Malicious Code
Affects activerecord-safe-initializeSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove activerecord-safe-initialize and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 18 Jul 2026, 19:25 UTC
Malicious package
Published to RubyGems · OSV MAL-2024-6474
What to do
Remove activerecord-safe-initialize from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
RubyGemsactiverecord-safe-initializepkg:gem/activerecord-safe-initializeOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (88afe9adfe4f40c5ef0db1e6c368802a9a9d9aa64a4f657101aa4655901680ac) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/activerecord-safe-initialize/MAL-2024-6474.json))