{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including proxytcf1f8d7b.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-8449 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-2026-8449 is a malicious package in proxytcf1f8d7b, published on 7 Jul 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-8449 is a malicious package: proxytcf1f8d7b (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-2026-8449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-8449/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-8449","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-8449/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-8449","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-g23m-p255-2p25"],"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 proxytcf1f8d7b (RubyGems)","id":"MAL-2026-8449","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":"proxytcf1f8d7b","purl":"pkg:gem/proxytcf1f8d7b","source":"MAL-2026-8449"}],"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-2026-8449/"}