Malicious code in sprox-c160-4svn (RubyGems)
The RubyGems package 'sprox-c160-4svn' version 0.0.1 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The 'sprox-c160-4svn' RubyGems package at version 0.0.1 has been flagged as containing malicious code. This was reported by the OpenSSF project and cataloged under MAL-2026-8889 and GHSA-f32f-ccmq-pfhp. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information available. No patch or remediation guidance is provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. This represents a malicious package threat within the RubyGems ecosystem.
Potential Impact
Use of this malicious package version could lead to compromise of systems or data depending on the payload of the malicious code. Specific impacts are not detailed in the available information. There are no known active exploits reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is provided. The best mitigation is to avoid using the affected version (=0.0.1) of the 'sprox-c160-4svn' package. Users should verify package integrity and source before installation and consider removing this package if already installed.
Malicious code in sprox-c160-4svn (RubyGems)
Description
The RubyGems package 'sprox-c160-4svn' version 0.0.1 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.
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The 'sprox-c160-4svn' RubyGems package at version 0.0.1 has been flagged as containing malicious code. This was reported by the OpenSSF project and cataloged under MAL-2026-8889 and GHSA-f32f-ccmq-pfhp. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information available. No patch or remediation guidance is provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. This represents a malicious package threat within the RubyGems ecosystem.
Potential Impact
Use of this malicious package version could lead to compromise of systems or data depending on the payload of the malicious code. Specific impacts are not detailed in the available information. There are no known active exploits reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is provided. The best mitigation is to avoid using the affected version (=0.0.1) of the 'sprox-c160-4svn' package. Users should verify package integrity and source before installation and consider removing this package if already installed.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-8889
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-f32f-ccmq-pfhp"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba39044ab8fbf7c7c463c
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:02:24 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 21:33:35 UTC
Last updated: 07/27/2026, 01:23:12 UTC
Views: 7
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