mal-2026-17795

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cwes": [
          {
            "cweId": "CWE-506",
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
          }
        ],
        "indicators": {
          "evidence_files": [
            {
              "path": "ext/sol_mint_utils/extconf.rb",
              "sha256": "10218e975f54a4f11fe3954e1b584a5f05054003bf5773c3c2b8cceaa74ba763",
              "tlsh": "9751775acf8359e55aa1c0c045798012faa3ab0a50646875f3ee0868ff59b26c0f12fe"
            },
            {
              "path": "README.md",
              "sha256": "c11ea90465c14afe868c0d0028b54d69fbad390a73ddb7779e88becd2957d8f3",
              "tlsh": "b2c02b409c10f00783b09561bbc0019ba800c0cc9000c30b4874063cc0988518e65419"
            }
          ]
        },
        "source": "https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/rubygems/sol-mint-utils/MAL-2026-17795.json"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "sol-mint-utils",
        "purl": "pkg:gem/sol-mint-utils"
      },
      "versions": [
        "0.9.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "inspector-research@amazon.com"
      ],
      "name": "Amazon Inspector",
      "type": "FINDER"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/ossf/package-analysis",
        "https://openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis"
      ],
      "name": "OpenSSF: Package Analysis",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-021373",
        "import_time": "2026-10-11T14:18:00.247314154Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-10-11T13:49:30Z",
        "sha256": "2940bc600ade9f91afdc44ccc04cdab589d276b0504b3f12ffb4a4e827920bd9",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "0.9.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "import_time": "2026-10-13T23:14:39.135967164Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-10-11T06:55:26Z",
        "sha256": "0934d5fc248fa591a304d4debc96360b69a48fd7ada21ae17e9952fdd19e9342",
        "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
        "versions": [
          "0.9.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (2940bc600ade9f91afdc44ccc04cdab589d276b0504b3f12ffb4a4e827920bd9)\nThe gem ships a native-extension stub (extconf.rb) that `gem install` executes automatically, but no C/C++ sources accompany it and lib/sol_mint_utils.rb is an inert stub (defines VERSION and returns 'ok'). The README advertises an unrelated package name (`bitcoin-rpc-lite`), confirming the gem's declared purpose is a cover. extconf.rb base64-decodes a Ruby payload and eval's it inside a forked/detached process; the decoded payload opens a TCPSocket to the hardcoded host 45.138.12.177 on port 8089 and bridges a /bin/sh session over the socket via IO.popen and IO.copy_stream, granting the operator an interactive reverse shell on the installer's machine. Execution is gated by anti-analysis checks: CI environment variables, hostname patterns (uvm/firecracker/sandbox/vagrant), generated usernames, analysis working directories (/opt/rubygems, /tmp, /workspace), and short /proc/uptime values all suppress the payload, which fires only when developer artifacts such as ~/.ssh, ~/.gitconfig, and ~/.gem/credentials are present on the host.\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (0934d5fc248fa591a304d4debc96360b69a48fd7ada21ae17e9952fdd19e9342)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'sol-mint-utils' @ 0.9.1 (rubygems) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-17795",
  "modified": "2026-10-13T23:30:06.111612939Z",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:55:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://rubygems.org/gems/sol-mint-utils/versions/0.9.1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "summary": "Malicious code in sol-mint-utils (RubyGems)"
}