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Malware

badge-ruler

GHSA-hgj3-mgg7-x2q4

Malicious code in badge-ruler (RubyGems)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.2`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (34de70c9a9c01b43d1728b2a20d6eada0fe0a1e925866f4546057dc5fb7aa737)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'badge-ruler' @ 0.0.2 (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/badge-ruler/MAL-2025-46895.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/badge-ruler/MAL-2025-46895.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgj3-mgg7-x2q4

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.0.2

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