Malicious code in candy-check (RubyGems)
The RubyGems package 'candy-check' version 0.2.1 contains malicious code as identified by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a supply chain threat involving a malicious package published to the RubyGems ecosystem. No CVSS score is assigned to this threat.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The 'candy-check' RubyGems package at version 0.2.1 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2024-6802 and GHSA-m3r2-54xx-grg7. There is no detailed technical description or exploit information available. The package is not a cloud service, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious 'candy-check' version 0.2.1 package could lead to compromise of systems or data depending on the malicious code's behavior. However, no specific impact details or exploitation reports are available at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'candy-check' package version 0.2.1. Since no patch or fixed version is indicated, users should remove this version from their environments and replace it with a trusted alternative or a version verified to be clean. Monitor vendor or repository advisories for updates or remediation guidance.
Malicious code in candy-check (RubyGems)
Description
The RubyGems package 'candy-check' version 0.2.1 contains malicious code as identified by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a supply chain threat involving a malicious package published to the RubyGems ecosystem. No CVSS score is assigned to this threat.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The 'candy-check' RubyGems package at version 0.2.1 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2024-6802 and GHSA-m3r2-54xx-grg7. There is no detailed technical description or exploit information available. The package is not a cloud service, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious 'candy-check' version 0.2.1 package could lead to compromise of systems or data depending on the malicious code's behavior. However, no specific impact details or exploitation reports are available at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'candy-check' package version 0.2.1. Since no patch or fixed version is indicated, users should remove this version from their environments and replace it with a trusted alternative or a version verified to be clean. Monitor vendor or repository advisories for updates or remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-6802
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-m3r2-54xx-grg7"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba6e044ab8fbf7c816871
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:16:32 UTC
Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 00:46:34 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 08:50:56 UTC
Views: 20
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