Malicious code in zztargettest18587 (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (c052081d79359f13ad2b9754967335fafd40567e158236fa5f8f09d5b528abd4) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zztargettest18587/MAL-2026-9975.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'zztargettest18587' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2026-9975 and GHSA-4wfw-gjrc-9qqv. The threat is categorized as a malicious package rather than a vulnerability with a fix. There is no detailed technical information or CVSS score available, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'zztargettest18587' version 0.0.1 package may lead to the execution of malicious code, potentially compromising the security of systems that install or run this package. The exact impact is not detailed, but malicious code presence generally risks data integrity, confidentiality, and system stability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since this is a malicious package with no official patch or fix, the recommended mitigation is to avoid using or installing 'zztargettest18587' version 0.0.1. Remove any existing installations of this package from your environment. Monitor package sources and use trusted repositories to prevent installation of malicious packages.
Malicious code in zztargettest18587 (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (c052081d79359f13ad2b9754967335fafd40567e158236fa5f8f09d5b528abd4) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zztargettest18587/MAL-2026-9975.json))
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'zztargettest18587' version 0.0.1 in the RubyGems ecosystem has been identified as containing malicious code. This classification comes from the OpenSSF malicious packages repository and is tracked under MAL-2026-9975 and GHSA-4wfw-gjrc-9qqv. The threat is categorized as a malicious package rather than a vulnerability with a fix. There is no detailed technical information or CVSS score available, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
Use of the 'zztargettest18587' version 0.0.1 package may lead to the execution of malicious code, potentially compromising the security of systems that install or run this package. The exact impact is not detailed, but malicious code presence generally risks data integrity, confidentiality, and system stability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since this is a malicious package with no official patch or fix, the recommended mitigation is to avoid using or installing 'zztargettest18587' version 0.0.1. Remove any existing installations of this package from your environment. Monitor package sources and use trusted repositories to prevent installation of malicious packages.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-9975
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-4wfw-gjrc-9qqv"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba18b44ab8fbf7c78a3d0
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 15:53:47 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 16:27:49 UTC
Last updated: 07/28/2026, 15:37:25 UTC
Views: 7
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