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Malware

github-orca

GHSA-9xf7-gg3r-x42v

Malicious code in github-orca (RubyGems)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.20.1626.gb0c19ef3`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (83776c9c0b12c59a169cd0eb6d85e38ce8ae930d21f9d837edf0acd9e2bdccf1)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'github-orca' @ 0.0.20.1626.gb0c19ef3 (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/github-orca/MAL-2025-46910.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/github-orca/MAL-2025-46910.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xf7-gg3r-x42v

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.0.20.1626.gb0c19ef3

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