MalwarePublished 7 Jul 2026Updated 24 Sep 2026

zhgx02ab9f (RubyGems) · Malicious Code

Affects zhgx02ab9fSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove zhgx02ab9f and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 16:07 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to RubyGems · OSV MAL-2026-9577

What to do

Remove zhgx02ab9f from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
RubyGemszhgx02ab9f`pkg:gem/zhgx02ab9f`Other threats	Affected =0.0.1	Fixed in–

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Description

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (9ebd6102c8383f9b0583d3f9016928053c8d544730f9c29df8fd14835a813a35) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zhgx02ab9f/MAL-2026-9577.json))

Impact

Use of this package may result in execution of malicious code, potentially compromising systems or data depending on the payload embedded in the package. Since it is a malicious package, the impact is the presence of harmful code rather than a software flaw that can be exploited remotely or locally. No specific impact details or exploit techniques are documented.

Defensive guidance

Avoid using the 'zhgx02ab9f' RubyGems package version 0.0.1. Since this is a malicious package, the recommended mitigation is to remove or not install this package. Users should verify the integrity and provenance of RubyGems packages before installation and rely on trusted sources.

Summary

The package 'zhgx02ab9f' 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-2026-9577. The threat is categorized as a malicious package rather than a vulnerability with a fix. There is no vendor advisory or patch available, and no known active exploitation has been reported.

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 18 Jul 2026, 17:14 UTC

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