Malicious code in zq17991 (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (6d08b1c89a1fc3293f03bea5cbc97cd0be620281c83e8b37e2737d4552a92995) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zq17991/MAL-2026-9695.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'zq17991' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification is based on the OpenSSF malicious packages project and is cataloged under MAL-2026-9695. There are no further technical details or exploit methods described in the available data.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'zq17991' version 0.0.1 package may lead to execution of malicious code, potentially compromising the security of systems that install or run this package. Specific impacts or exploitation scenarios are not detailed in the source data.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is indicated for this malicious package. The recommended action is to avoid using or installing the 'zq17991' package version 0.0.1. Users should remove this package if present and source dependencies from trusted and verified packages.
Malicious code in zq17991 (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (6d08b1c89a1fc3293f03bea5cbc97cd0be620281c83e8b37e2737d4552a92995) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zq17991/MAL-2026-9695.json))
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'zq17991' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification is based on the OpenSSF malicious packages project and is cataloged under MAL-2026-9695. There are no further technical details or exploit methods described in the available data.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'zq17991' version 0.0.1 package may lead to execution of malicious code, potentially compromising the security of systems that install or run this package. Specific impacts or exploitation scenarios are not detailed in the source data.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is indicated for this malicious package. The recommended action is to avoid using or installing the 'zq17991' package version 0.0.1. 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-2026-9695
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-7p6h-8j92-wm7f"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba20b44ab8fbf7c7aafe3
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 15:55:55 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 16:59:58 UTC
Last updated: 07/20/2026, 20:25:16 UTC
Views: 6
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