MalwarePublished 25 Jun 2024Updated 18 Jul 2026

activerecord-serialize-coders (RubyGems) · Malicious Code

Affects activerecord-serialize-codersSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove activerecord-serialize-coders and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 18 Jul 2026, 19:25 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to RubyGems · OSV MAL-2024-6475

What to do

Remove activerecord-serialize-coders 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-serialize-coders`pkg:gem/activerecord-serialize-coders`Other threats	Affected =0.0.1	Fixed in–

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Description

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (47c0166accc7ada9c54fa4604b275fabb9608f6ff04fc34f5ed9e541318c7eff) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/activerecord-serialize-coders/MAL-2024-6475.json))

Impact

Use of this malicious package could lead to compromise of systems or data depending on the payload and intent of the malicious code embedded within. The exact impact is not detailed in the available data. Since it is a supply chain threat, any project depending on this package version may be at risk.

Defensive guidance

Avoid using the 'activerecord-serialize-coders' package version 0.0.1. Monitor vendor advisories or the RubyGems repository for updates or removals of this malicious package.

Summary

The package 'activerecord-serialize-coders' version 0.0.1 on RubyGems has been flagged as containing malicious code by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a supply chain compromise where the package itself is malicious rather than a traditional vulnerability in legitimate code. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information available. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.

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Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 18 Jul 2026, 18:42 UTC

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