chmid6500x525265 (RubyGems) · Malicious Code
Affects chmid6500x525265Source GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove chmid6500x525265 and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 18 Jul 2026, 19:25 UTC
Malicious package
Published to RubyGems · OSV MAL-2026-7581
What to do
Remove chmid6500x525265 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 |
|---|---|---|
RubyGemschmid6500x525265pkg:gem/chmid6500x525265Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (c54834af017ee61922f664725a999d6d77ee89d933523d56ed00d7978516c277) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/chmid6500x525265/MAL-2026-7581.json))