MalwarePublished 7 Jul 2026Updated 24 Sep 2026

zrzggsearch (RubyGems) · Malicious Code

Affects zrzggsearchSource GCVE Database

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

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 16:06 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to RubyGems · OSV MAL-2026-9757

What to do

Remove zrzggsearch 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
RubyGemszrzggsearch`pkg:gem/zrzggsearch`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 (4df48cc2f5ec4e67b402e891ff5665ec33cd03bc8bc9514af3b27ce328ef9288) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zrzggsearch/MAL-2026-9757.json))

Impact

Use of the zrzggsearch 0.0.1 package may lead to execution of malicious code within applications that include this dependency. This can compromise the security and integrity of the affected systems. However, no known active exploitation has been reported to date.

Defensive guidance

Avoid using the zrzggsearch package version 0.0.1. Since this is a malicious package, the recommended action is to remove it from any projects and replace it with trusted alternatives. Verify dependencies to ensure no transitive inclusion of this package.

Summary

The RubyGem package 'zrzggsearch' version 0.0.1 has been identified as containing malicious code, as documented by the OpenSSF malicious packages database and referenced by the GHSA advisory GHSA-v42m-3x5g-j5wc. This is a supply chain threat involving a malicious package published to RubyGems. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided in the source data.

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 18 Jul 2026, 16:52 UTC

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