Malicious code in zpx52548wf (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (dcc0b38c04e0b1c358ae4fd53636e9a7fb261861a6bfb0f54f69eca8fd0e3b96) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zpx52548wf/MAL-2026-9690.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'zpx52548wf' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem is confirmed to contain malicious code as reported by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a supply chain threat involving a malicious package published to a public repository. There is no detailed vulnerability or exploit information beyond the classification as malicious code.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may lead to execution of malicious code within environments that install it, potentially compromising system integrity or confidentiality. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'zpx52548wf' package version 0.0.1. Since no patch or remediation is provided, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. Monitor dependency sources and use trusted packages only.
Malicious code in zpx52548wf (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (dcc0b38c04e0b1c358ae4fd53636e9a7fb261861a6bfb0f54f69eca8fd0e3b96) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zpx52548wf/MAL-2026-9690.json))
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'zpx52548wf' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem is confirmed to contain malicious code as reported by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a supply chain threat involving a malicious package published to a public repository. There is no detailed vulnerability or exploit information beyond the classification as malicious code.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may lead to execution of malicious code within environments that install it, potentially compromising system integrity or confidentiality. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the 'zpx52548wf' package version 0.0.1. Since no patch or remediation is provided, the best mitigation is to remove or not install this package. Monitor dependency sources and use trusted packages only.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-9690
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-48pw-fjj8-fq56"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba20f44ab8fbf7c7ab0d2
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 15:55:59 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 17:00:52 UTC
Last updated: 07/27/2026, 20:00:37 UTC
Views: 7
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