Malicious code in zwkopt7 (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (73506cb8ee1f7fb08a56af3bb173ca32365bd3e611d1da76784e298dd9cbec0b) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zwkopt7/MAL-2026-9889.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'zwkopt7' version 0.0.3496 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been flagged as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2026-9889 and GHSA-j8jx-5r7x-h33w. There is no additional technical detail or exploit information available. The package is not a cloud service, and no patch or remediation guidance is provided.
Potential Impact
Use of the affected version of the 'zwkopt7' RubyGem may result in execution of malicious code, potentially compromising systems that install or run this package. No specific impact details or exploitation in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently documented. Users should avoid installing or using version 0.0.3496 of the 'zwkopt7' package. Monitor official RubyGems and OpenSSF advisories for updates or removal of the malicious package.
Malicious code in zwkopt7 (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (73506cb8ee1f7fb08a56af3bb173ca32365bd3e611d1da76784e298dd9cbec0b) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zwkopt7/MAL-2026-9889.json))
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'zwkopt7' version 0.0.3496 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been flagged as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2026-9889 and GHSA-j8jx-5r7x-h33w. There is no additional technical detail or exploit information available. The package is not a cloud service, and no patch or remediation guidance is provided.
Potential Impact
Use of the affected version of the 'zwkopt7' RubyGem may result in execution of malicious code, potentially compromising systems that install or run this package. No specific impact details or exploitation in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently documented. Users should avoid installing or using version 0.0.3496 of the 'zwkopt7' package. Monitor official RubyGems and OpenSSF advisories for updates or removal of the malicious package.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-9889
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-j8jx-5r7x-h33w"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba1b544ab8fbf7c78b02f
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 15:54:29 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 16:37:48 UTC
Last updated: 07/27/2026, 12:13:00 UTC
Views: 5
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