Malicious code in wwk2601txtabcde (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (f668db8ed86fb19415ddb8950ea6318494d1284b36905c64c5d18cfbec4bd561) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/wwk2601txtabcde/MAL-2026-9508.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'wwk2601txtabcde' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is cataloged under MAL-2026-9508 (alias GHSA-59wg-p2pm-8wx4). The threat is a malicious package rather than a vulnerability with a known exploit or CVSS score. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are provided.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may lead to execution of malicious code, potentially compromising systems or data depending on the malicious payload. However, no specific impact details or exploitation reports are available.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'wwk2601txtabcde' RubyGem version 0.0.1. Since this is a malicious package, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. No official patch or fix is available. Users should verify dependencies and sources to prevent inclusion of this package.
Malicious code in wwk2601txtabcde (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (f668db8ed86fb19415ddb8950ea6318494d1284b36905c64c5d18cfbec4bd561) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/wwk2601txtabcde/MAL-2026-9508.json))
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'wwk2601txtabcde' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is cataloged under MAL-2026-9508 (alias GHSA-59wg-p2pm-8wx4). The threat is a malicious package rather than a vulnerability with a known exploit or CVSS score. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are provided.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may lead to execution of malicious code, potentially compromising systems or data depending on the malicious payload. However, no specific impact details or exploitation reports are available.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'wwk2601txtabcde' RubyGem version 0.0.1. Since this is a malicious package, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. No official patch or fix is available. Users should verify dependencies and sources to prevent inclusion of this package.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-9508
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-59wg-p2pm-8wx4"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba25f44ab8fbf7c7ad0bf
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 15:57:19 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 17:21:27 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 06:59:09 UTC
Views: 10
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