evil_gem

GHSA-vw39-jx4v-f5cj

Malicious code in evil_gem (RubyGems)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (e1cbacc9bc6d36bcde7b6cb93df89df1fae5c8f70a841dc916a8ba6cdad2ff95)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'evil_gem' @ 0.1.0 (rubygems) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

- 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/evil_gem/MAL-2025-2208.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/evil_gem/MAL-2025-2208.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vw39-jx4v-f5cj

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.1.0

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