Malicious code in blinkman-twitter-search (RubyGems)
The RubyGems package 'blinkman-twitter-search' version 0.1.0 contains malicious code. This package is identified as a malicious package by the OpenSSF and listed in the malicious-packages database. No CVSS score or detailed technical exploitation information is provided.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The 'blinkman-twitter-search' RubyGems package version 0.1.0 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2024-6786 and GHSA-q9gf-9283-29fq. There is no detailed vulnerability or exploit information available, nor a CVSS score. The package is flagged as malicious rather than a traditional vulnerability, indicating it may perform unauthorized or harmful actions if used.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'blinkman-twitter-search' version 0.1.0 package may result in execution of malicious code, potentially compromising the security of systems that install or run this package. No specific exploit details or impact scenarios are provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'blinkman-twitter-search' RubyGems package version 0.1.0. Since this is a malicious package, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. No official patch or fix is available. Users should verify dependencies and source packages carefully to prevent inclusion of this malicious package.
Malicious code in blinkman-twitter-search (RubyGems)
Description
The RubyGems package 'blinkman-twitter-search' version 0.1.0 contains malicious code. This package is identified as a malicious package by the OpenSSF and listed in the malicious-packages database. No CVSS score or detailed technical exploitation information is provided.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The 'blinkman-twitter-search' RubyGems package version 0.1.0 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2024-6786 and GHSA-q9gf-9283-29fq. There is no detailed vulnerability or exploit information available, nor a CVSS score. The package is flagged as malicious rather than a traditional vulnerability, indicating it may perform unauthorized or harmful actions if used.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'blinkman-twitter-search' version 0.1.0 package may result in execution of malicious code, potentially compromising the security of systems that install or run this package. No specific exploit details or impact scenarios are provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'blinkman-twitter-search' RubyGems package version 0.1.0. Since this is a malicious package, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. No official patch or fix is available. Users should verify dependencies and source packages carefully to prevent inclusion of this malicious package.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-6786
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-q9gf-9283-29fq"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba6e844ab8fbf7c8171f2
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:16:40 UTC
Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 00:48:11 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 05:22:40 UTC
Views: 22
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