{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including proxyt18c96c16.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-8438 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-2026-8438 is a malicious package in proxyt18c96c16, published on 7 Jul 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-8438 is a malicious package: proxyt18c96c16 (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-2026-8438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-8438/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-8438","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-8438/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-8438","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-9539-537r-r6jp"],"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 proxyt18c96c16 (RubyGems)","id":"MAL-2026-8438","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":"proxyt18c96c16","purl":"pkg:gem/proxyt18c96c16","source":"MAL-2026-8438"}],"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-2026-8438/"}