Malicious code in acts-as_keywordable (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (d7f988bda08bbbfda52a620b80cf17e080c8b1a2590289d3ad47558078fb2de8) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/acts-as_keywordable/MAL-2024-6494.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The acts-as_keywordable RubyGems package version 0.0.9 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2024-6494 and GHSA-37hx-8xrr-gp98. There is no detailed technical description of the malicious behavior or exploitation vectors available in the provided data. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The presence of malicious code in the acts-as_keywordable package can lead to compromise of systems that install and run this version. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data, but malicious packages generally risk unauthorized code execution, data exfiltration, or system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently documented. Users should avoid using acts-as_keywordable version 0.0.9 and remove it from their environments if present. Monitor vendor or repository advisories for updates or official fixes. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user action.
Malicious code in acts-as_keywordable (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (d7f988bda08bbbfda52a620b80cf17e080c8b1a2590289d3ad47558078fb2de8) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/acts-as_keywordable/MAL-2024-6494.json))
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The acts-as_keywordable RubyGems package version 0.0.9 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2024-6494 and GHSA-37hx-8xrr-gp98. There is no detailed technical description of the malicious behavior or exploitation vectors available in the provided data. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The presence of malicious code in the acts-as_keywordable package can lead to compromise of systems that install and run this version. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data, but malicious packages generally risk unauthorized code execution, data exfiltration, or system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently documented. Users should avoid using acts-as_keywordable version 0.0.9 and remove it from their environments if present. Monitor vendor or repository advisories for updates or official fixes. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user action.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-6494
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-37hx-8xrr-gp98"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba76f44ab8fbf7c826e37
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:18:55 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 18:56:45 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 18:48:30 UTC
Views: 23
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