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Malicious code in g8249bfavd (RubyGems)

0
High
Published: 07/07/2026 (07/07/2026, 11:52:59 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: g8249bfavd

Description

The RubyGems package 'g8249bfavd' version 0.0.1 contains malicious code. This package is identified as a malicious package by the OpenSSF and is listed in the malicious-packages database. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical impact information available for this threat.

Affected software

RubyGemsmore threats →ghsa
g8249bfavd
pkg:gem/g8249bfavd
Affected versions
=0.0.1

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AILast updated: 07/18/2026, 23:48:25 UTC

Technical Analysis

The RubyGems package 'g8249bfavd' at version 0.0.1 has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification is based on the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2026-7693 and GHSA-qcr9-m9qf-q7g2. No further technical details or exploitation information is provided in the source data.

Potential Impact

The presence of malicious code in the package implies potential compromise of systems that install and run this package. However, no specific impact details, such as data exfiltration or system control, are provided. There are no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation is available for this package. The best mitigation is to avoid using the 'g8249bfavd' package version 0.0.1. Users should verify the integrity and trustworthiness of RubyGems packages before installation and consider removing this package if already installed.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
MAL-2026-7693
Osv Schema Version
1.7.4
Aliases
["GHSA-qcr9-m9qf-q7g2"]
Ecosystems
["RubyGems"]
Database Specific Severity
null
Cvss Version
null

Threat ID: 6a5ba5e744ab8fbf7c804d92

Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:12:23 UTC

Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 23:48:25 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:25:29 UTC

Views: 37

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