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Malicious package

proxymeta646478RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

proxymeta646478 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8436) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in proxymeta646478 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8436
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall proxymeta646478

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a524ea4be7c7fe84dd70e12e8f104cb01363234ef7587600720d47bf9a6dc167
8c1daff5718d316211e878a3126b6391a5c16722912f58241f2203300c43fdbf

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for proxymeta646478 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove proxymeta646478 from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If proxymeta646478 was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. proxymeta646478 on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-03087RLUA-2026-08962

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks proxymeta646478-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

Explore

proxymeta646478 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8436 | O3 Security