Malicious code in zwknum5 (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (3d2ee1e278e8cbcd7cb369bdc53d84d9a094d05c2de95dc3c857736b9047bd2c) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zwknum5/MAL-2026-9868.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'zwknum5' version 0.0.2771 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been flagged as containing malicious code by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This classification indicates that the package itself is intentionally harmful or contains malware. There is no further technical detail or exploit information provided. No official patch or fix is documented, and the package is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious package 'zwknum5' version 0.0.2771 could lead to compromise depending on the malicious code's behavior. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data. There are no known exploits in the wild reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the affected version (=0.0.2771) of the 'zwknum5' RubyGem. Since this is a malicious package, remediation involves removing or not installing this package version. No official patch or fix is available. Users should verify package integrity and source before installation.
Malicious code in zwknum5 (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (3d2ee1e278e8cbcd7cb369bdc53d84d9a094d05c2de95dc3c857736b9047bd2c) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zwknum5/MAL-2026-9868.json))
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'zwknum5' version 0.0.2771 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been flagged as containing malicious code by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This classification indicates that the package itself is intentionally harmful or contains malware. There is no further technical detail or exploit information provided. No official patch or fix is documented, and the package is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Use of the malicious package 'zwknum5' version 0.0.2771 could lead to compromise depending on the malicious code's behavior. Specific impacts are not detailed in the source data. There are no known exploits in the wild reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Avoid using the affected version (=0.0.2771) of the 'zwknum5' RubyGem. Since this is a malicious package, remediation involves removing or not installing this package version. No official patch or fix is available. Users should verify package integrity and source before installation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-9868
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-8pcm-47v9-j4jv"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba1bd44ab8fbf7c78b6be
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 15:54:37 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 16:40:21 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 07:49:16 UTC
Views: 6
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