gem · Malicious package advisory
Malwareconsole_auth
GHSA-gx8p-ffph-8949
Malicious code in console_auth (RubyGems)
Details
**Severity:** Critical **Affected versions:** `= 99.99.99` ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (8c545bd0ca0111537f9336af6eeeef4e580a90a7468ff22cf9b1b20dd3fcf51d) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'console_auth' @ 99.99.99 (rubygems) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior. --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/console_auth/MAL-2025-46899.json)) **References:** - https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/console_auth/MAL-2025-46899.json - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gx8p-ffph-8949
Compromised versions (1)
- = 99.99.99
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.