gem · Malicious package advisory
Malwareproto-dependabot-api
GHSA-whg9-894v-94c5
Malicious code in proto-dependabot-api (RubyGems)
Details
**Severity:** Critical **Affected versions:** `= 1.1.3.r8cdd21224` ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (020a9f64907bc95144ea451f388a29465ae090673bbbcc3adcabe76b5862bf73) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'proto-dependabot-api' @ 1.1.3.r8cdd21224 (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-dependabot-api/MAL-2025-46939.json)) **References:** - https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/proto-dependabot-api/MAL-2025-46939.json - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-whg9-894v-94c5
Compromised versions (1)
- = 1.1.3.r8cdd21224
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.