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Malicious code in zztargettest18587 (RubyGems)

0
High
Published: 07/07/2026 (07/07/2026, 12:15:46 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: zztargettest18587

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))

Affected software

RubyGemsmore threats →ghsa
zztargettest18587
pkg:gem/zztargettest18587
Affected versions
=0.0.1

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/18/2026, 16:27:49 UTC

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.

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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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