{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including zpx52541us.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-9688 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-2026-9688 is a malicious package in zpx52541us, published on 7 Jul 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-9688 is a malicious package: zpx52541us (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-2026-9688/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-9688/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-9688","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-9688/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-9688","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-98xv-476c-j7j7"],"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 zpx52541us (RubyGems)","id":"MAL-2026-9688","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":"zpx52541us","purl":"pkg:gem/zpx52541us","source":"MAL-2026-9688"}],"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-2026-9688/"}