Malicious code in zpx52524pb (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (39dced19be06106c5e4131abf1ad2c677eb16dfeab95ec29172e06583e109fe0) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zpx52524pb/MAL-2026-9683.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'zpx52524pb' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem is confirmed to contain malicious code as reported by the OpenSSF malicious packages repository. This is a supply chain threat involving a malicious package uploaded to a public repository. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are provided in the source data. No patch or remediation details are available.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious package 'zpx52524pb' version 0.0.1 could lead to compromise of systems or codebases that incorporate it, due to the presence of malicious code. However, no specific impact details or known exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'zpx52524pb' package version 0.0.1. Since this is a malicious package, the recommended action is to remove it from any dependency lists and not to install or use it. No official patch or fix is available; remediation involves avoiding the package entirely.
Malicious code in zpx52524pb (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (39dced19be06106c5e4131abf1ad2c677eb16dfeab95ec29172e06583e109fe0) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zpx52524pb/MAL-2026-9683.json))
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'zpx52524pb' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem is confirmed to contain malicious code as reported by the OpenSSF malicious packages repository. This is a supply chain threat involving a malicious package uploaded to a public repository. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are provided in the source data. No patch or remediation details are available.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious package 'zpx52524pb' version 0.0.1 could lead to compromise of systems or codebases that incorporate it, due to the presence of malicious code. However, no specific impact details or known exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'zpx52524pb' package version 0.0.1. Since this is a malicious package, the recommended action is to remove it from any dependency lists and not to install or use it. No official patch or fix is available; remediation involves avoiding the package entirely.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-9683
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-6hxg-7f6m-jww8"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba21344ab8fbf7c7ab12e
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 15:56:03 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 17:01:50 UTC
Last updated: 07/28/2026, 16:41:31 UTC
Views: 5
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