gem · Malicious package advisory
Malwareproto-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. --- 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.