Malicious code in southrobots (RubyGems)
The RubyGems package 'southrobots' version 0.0.1 contains malicious code as identified by the OpenSSF malicious packages database. This package is flagged as a malicious package rather than a traditional vulnerability with a patch. No CVSS score is assigned to this threat.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The 'southrobots' RubyGems package version 0.0.1 is identified as containing malicious code according to the OpenSSF malicious packages repository. This is a case of a malicious package rather than a vulnerability in legitimate software. There is no official patch or remediation available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The package is flagged under the identifier MAL-2026-8847 and GHSA-qc7w-6jfg-23wr.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'southrobots' package version 0.0.1 may result in execution of malicious code, potentially compromising the security of systems that install or run this package. Since this is a malicious package, the impact depends on the payload embedded by the attacker. No specific impact details or exploit reports are available.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'southrobots' RubyGems package version 0.0.1. Remove any installations of this package from your environment. Since this is a malicious package, no official patch is available. Use trusted sources and verify package integrity before installation to prevent similar threats.
Malicious code in southrobots (RubyGems)
Description
The RubyGems package 'southrobots' version 0.0.1 contains malicious code as identified by the OpenSSF malicious packages database. This package is flagged as a malicious package rather than a traditional vulnerability with a patch. No CVSS score is assigned to this threat.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The 'southrobots' RubyGems package version 0.0.1 is identified as containing malicious code according to the OpenSSF malicious packages repository. This is a case of a malicious package rather than a vulnerability in legitimate software. There is no official patch or remediation available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The package is flagged under the identifier MAL-2026-8847 and GHSA-qc7w-6jfg-23wr.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'southrobots' package version 0.0.1 may result in execution of malicious code, potentially compromising the security of systems that install or run this package. Since this is a malicious package, the impact depends on the payload embedded by the attacker. No specific impact details or exploit reports are available.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'southrobots' RubyGems package version 0.0.1. Remove any installations of this package from your environment. Since this is a malicious package, no official patch is available. Use trusted sources and verify package integrity before installation to prevent similar threats.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-8847
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-qc7w-6jfg-23wr"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba3a544ab8fbf7c7c5270
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:02:45 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 21:38:03 UTC
Last updated: 07/25/2026, 06:23:56 UTC
Views: 6
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