{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including knot-simple-formatter.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-3636 in the wild and no public exploit code.","exposure":"","fix":"Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.","what":"MAL-2026-3636 is a malicious package in knot-simple-formatter, published on 13 May 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-3636 is a malicious package: knot-simple-formatter (RubyGems). Every version was published to cause harm.\n\nTask:\n1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.\n3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.\n4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3636/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3636/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-3636","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3636/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-3636","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-hhcv-8cwc-9rm2"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"This package is a malicious packages part of the Go BufferZoneCorp and RubyGems knot-theory clusters.\nThe packages in this cluster steal credentials, set up ssh access and tamper with build/workflow environmetn variables.","ecosystems":["RubyGems"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":null,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":null,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":null,"nuclei":null,"refs":[],"tier":null},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Malicious code in knot-simple-formatter (RubyGems)","id":"MAL-2026-3636","indexable":false,"kev":null,"kind":"malicious","links":{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","product":null,"products":[],"type":null,"year":"2026"},"n_packages":1,"n_references":null,"nickname":null,"packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"knot-simple-formatter","purl":"pkg:gem/knot-simple-formatter","source":"MAL-2026-3636"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-05-13","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"OpenSSF Malicious Packages","prefix":"MAL"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":null,"updated":null,"vendors":null},"summary":null,"url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3636/"}