Malicious code in zpx52534sg (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (9788267f92b5f12377a02f3b9e7cb6884b43dcdc3558bfc0ad88271321b29294) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zpx52534sg/MAL-2026-9686.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'zpx52534sg' 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 tracked under MAL-2026-9686 and GHSA-498c-h9wq-33jw. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are provided. The package is considered a supply chain threat due to its malicious nature.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'zpx52534sg' version 0.0.1 package may introduce malicious code into dependent software projects, potentially compromising system integrity or security. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is available. The recommended action is to avoid using the 'zpx52534sg' package version 0.0.1 entirely. Users should remove this package if present and source dependencies from trusted and verified packages.
Malicious code in zpx52534sg (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (9788267f92b5f12377a02f3b9e7cb6884b43dcdc3558bfc0ad88271321b29294) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zpx52534sg/MAL-2026-9686.json))
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'zpx52534sg' 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 tracked under MAL-2026-9686 and GHSA-498c-h9wq-33jw. No further technical details or exploit mechanisms are provided. The package is considered a supply chain threat due to its malicious nature.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'zpx52534sg' version 0.0.1 package may introduce malicious code into dependent software projects, potentially compromising system integrity or security. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is available. The recommended action is to avoid using the 'zpx52534sg' package version 0.0.1 entirely. Users should remove this package if present and source dependencies from trusted and verified packages.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-9686
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-498c-h9wq-33jw"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba20f44ab8fbf7c7ab0de
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 15:55:59 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 17:01:24 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 07:05:55 UTC
Views: 6
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