VYPR

gem · Malicious package advisory

Malware

proto-trust-metadata-api

GHSA-j4cq-vww9-mgqj

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

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 99.99.99`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (b87774d0bcfbcd33d81c38f3c6d26c986559b07bc1e15717164022afe4de346c)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'proto-trust-metadata-api' @ 99.99.99 (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-trust-metadata-api/MAL-2025-46941.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/proto-trust-metadata-api/MAL-2025-46941.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4cq-vww9-mgqj

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.