Malicious code in approval_ratings-cli-app (RubyGems)
The RubyGems package 'approval_ratings-cli-app' version 0.1.0 contains malicious code as identified by the OpenSSF and reported in the GCVE database. This package is flagged as a malicious package rather than a traditional vulnerability. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information available. No official patch or remediation guidance is provided.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The 'approval_ratings-cli-app' RubyGems package version 0.1.0 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages project and is cataloged under MAL-2024-6653. The package is considered a supply chain threat due to its malicious nature rather than a conventional software vulnerability. There is no information on exploitation in the wild or CVSS scoring. No patch or fix is currently documented.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may result in execution of malicious code, potentially compromising systems or data depending on the payload embedded in the package. Since this is a malicious package, the impact is primarily related to supply chain compromise and trust violation in the software ecosystem.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'approval_ratings-cli-app' RubyGems package version 0.1.0. Since no official patch or remediation is available, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. Monitor trusted sources such as the OpenSSF and RubyGems advisories for updates or removal notices.
Malicious code in approval_ratings-cli-app (RubyGems)
Description
The RubyGems package 'approval_ratings-cli-app' version 0.1.0 contains malicious code as identified by the OpenSSF and reported in the GCVE database. This package is flagged as a malicious package rather than a traditional vulnerability. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information available. No official patch or remediation guidance is provided.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The 'approval_ratings-cli-app' RubyGems package version 0.1.0 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages project and is cataloged under MAL-2024-6653. The package is considered a supply chain threat due to its malicious nature rather than a conventional software vulnerability. There is no information on exploitation in the wild or CVSS scoring. No patch or fix is currently documented.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may result in execution of malicious code, potentially compromising systems or data depending on the payload embedded in the package. Since this is a malicious package, the impact is primarily related to supply chain compromise and trust violation in the software ecosystem.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'approval_ratings-cli-app' RubyGems package version 0.1.0. Since no official patch or remediation is available, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. Monitor trusted sources such as the OpenSSF and RubyGems advisories for updates or removal notices.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-6653
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-rjcm-v35w-8j3r"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba72544ab8fbf7c824ada
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:17:41 UTC
Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 01:01:59 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 12:19:07 UTC
Views: 10
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