{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including mt8402zmle.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-8098 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.","what":"MAL-2026-8098 is a malicious package in mt8402zmle, published on 7 Jul 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-8098 is a malicious package: mt8402zmle (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-2026-8098/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-8098/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-8098","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-8098/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-8098","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-xxch-775m-w4rm"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"","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 mt8402zmle (RubyGems)","id":"MAL-2026-8098","indexable":false,"kev":null,"kind":"malicious","links":{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","product":null,"products":[],"type":null,"year":"2026"},"n_packages":1,"n_references":null,"packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","fixed":[],"introduced":[],"last_affected":[],"package":"mt8402zmle","purl":"pkg:gem/mt8402zmle","source":"MAL-2026-8098"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-07-07","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-2026-8098/"}