Malicious code in vacuole (RubyGems)
The RubyGems package 'vacuole' version 22.55.2 has been identified as containing malicious code. This is a case of a malicious package rather than a traditional vulnerability. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information available. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. No patch or remediation guidance is provided.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The RubyGems package 'vacuole' at version 22.55.2 is flagged as malicious code by the OpenSSF malicious packages database (MAL-2024-7043). This is a supply chain threat involving a package that contains harmful or unauthorized code. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are documented in the source data. No official fix or patch is indicated.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious 'vacuole' package version 22.55.2 could lead to compromise of systems or data depending on the nature of the embedded malicious code. Specific impacts are not detailed in the available information. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since this is a malicious package, the primary mitigation is to avoid using version 22.55.2 of 'vacuole'. No official patch or remediation is provided. Users should remove this version from their environments and source dependencies from trusted, verified packages. Monitor vendor or repository advisories for any updates.
Malicious code in vacuole (RubyGems)
Description
The RubyGems package 'vacuole' version 22.55.2 has been identified as containing malicious code. This is a case of a malicious package rather than a traditional vulnerability. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information available. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. No patch or remediation guidance is provided.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The RubyGems package 'vacuole' at version 22.55.2 is flagged as malicious code by the OpenSSF malicious packages database (MAL-2024-7043). This is a supply chain threat involving a package that contains harmful or unauthorized code. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are documented in the source data. No official fix or patch is indicated.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious 'vacuole' package version 22.55.2 could lead to compromise of systems or data depending on the nature of the embedded malicious code. Specific impacts are not detailed in the available information. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since this is a malicious package, the primary mitigation is to avoid using version 22.55.2 of 'vacuole'. No official patch or remediation is provided. Users should remove this version from their environments and source dependencies from trusted, verified packages. Monitor vendor or repository advisories for any updates.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-7043
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-5pxq-j7qx-vhpr"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba4a244ab8fbf7c7eb224
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:06:58 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 22:34:20 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 12:15:28 UTC
Views: 20
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