Malicious code in zztestproxyfooabcxyz (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (a383d0093156c17acbf957c922b7f7ceaaec7fa4297bfba17aa4bef32e75787f) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zztestproxyfooabcxyz/MAL-2026-9987.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The package 'zztestproxyfooabcxyz' version 0.0.1 in RubyGems is recognized as malicious according to the OpenSSF malicious packages database. The detection is based on source data from the GitHub Security Advisory and the OSSF malicious packages repository. No further technical details, such as vulnerability type or exploitation methods, are provided. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may lead to execution of malicious code as it is identified as a malicious package. The specific impact is not detailed in the available data. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is documented. Users should avoid using the affected version (=0.0.1) of the 'zztestproxyfooabcxyz' package. Since this is a malicious package, removal or replacement with a trusted alternative is recommended.
Malicious code in zztestproxyfooabcxyz (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (a383d0093156c17acbf957c922b7f7ceaaec7fa4297bfba17aa4bef32e75787f) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/zztestproxyfooabcxyz/MAL-2026-9987.json))
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The package 'zztestproxyfooabcxyz' version 0.0.1 in RubyGems is recognized as malicious according to the OpenSSF malicious packages database. The detection is based on source data from the GitHub Security Advisory and the OSSF malicious packages repository. No further technical details, such as vulnerability type or exploitation methods, are provided. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available.
Potential Impact
Use of this package version may lead to execution of malicious code as it is identified as a malicious package. The specific impact is not detailed in the available data. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is documented. Users should avoid using the affected version (=0.0.1) of the 'zztestproxyfooabcxyz' package. Since this is a malicious package, removal or replacement with a trusted alternative is recommended.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-9987
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-68q2-xv64-m8x5"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5ba18544ab8fbf7c78a278
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 15:53:41 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 16:26:29 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 20:59:19 UTC
Views: 8
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