VYPR

gem · Malicious package advisory

Malware

proto-registry-metadata-api

GHSA-6xx3-55vw-qmp7

Malicious code in proto-registry-metadata-api (RubyGems)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.11.3.87.g981ef7d3d`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (f1f7ab6f94cef6b0a1e53365370e91527c5c546ab409345d8a77877f5927f677)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'proto-registry-metadata-api' @ 1.11.3.87.g981ef7d3d (rubygems) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/proto-registry-metadata-api/MAL-2025-46920.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/proto-registry-metadata-api/MAL-2025-46920.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6xx3-55vw-qmp7

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 1.11.3.87.g981ef7d3d

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.