MAL-2025-46920

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/rubygems/proto-registry-metadata-api/MAL-2025-46920.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2025-46920
Aliases
  • GHSA-6xx3-55vw-qmp7
Published
2025-09-01T09:50:38Z
Modified
2026-07-18T11:05:20.001178004Z
Summary
Malicious code in proto-registry-metadata-api (RubyGems)
Details

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Source: ghsa-malware (271564eec96a10712404ca068a5d3ebb0be5770bda7b1502f25d56225c220101)

Source: ossf-package-analysis (f1f7ab6f94cef6b0a1e53365370e91527c5c546ab409345d8a77877f5927f677)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'proto-registry-metadata-api' @ 1.11.3.87.g981ef7d3d (rubygems) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Credit: OpenSSF (source)

Source: ossf-package-analysis (f1f7ab6f94cef6b0a1e53365370e91527c5c546ab409345d8a77877f5927f677)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'proto-registry-metadata-api' @ 1.11.3.87.g981ef7d3d (rubygems) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "f1f7ab6f94cef6b0a1e53365370e91527c5c546ab409345d8a77877f5927f677",
            "import_time": "2025-09-08T03:43:53.575331836Z",
            "modified_time": "2025-09-01T09:50:38Z",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "versions": [
                "1.11.3.87.g981ef7d3d"
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-07-18T10:46:29.345687859Z",
            "sha256": "271564eec96a10712404ca068a5d3ebb0be5770bda7b1502f25d56225c220101",
            "modified_time": "2026-07-18T01:58:02Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.11.3.87.g981ef7d3d"
            ],
            "id": "GHSA-6xx3-55vw-qmp7",
            "source": "ghsa-malware"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

RubyGems / proto-registry-metadata-api

Package

Name
proto-registry-metadata-api
Purl
pkg:gem/proto-registry-metadata-api

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.11.3.87.g981ef7d3d

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    }
]
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/rubygems/proto-registry-metadata-api/MAL-2025-46920.json"