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Malicious package

rubocop-vintedmetricsRubyGems

Malicious code in rubocop-vintedmetrics (RubyGems) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-996
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall rubocop-vintedmetrics

What this malware does

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'rubocop-vintedmetrics' @ 9.9.12 (rubygems) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

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

Malicious versions

2 flagged
9.9.99.9.12

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

1a13041dd3e44918a82ca4c4b7e67dea1635792de28ac662c53c269e709f657c
c8e90dd88f71e05719940997342cf6a367387fc68045f091a864d8f8e7e62be8

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for rubocop-vintedmetrics (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging rubocop-vintedmetrics across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove rubocop-vintedmetrics 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 rubocop-vintedmetrics was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks rubocop-vintedmetrics before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. rubocop-vintedmetrics on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (versions 9.9.9, 9.9.12 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks rubocop-vintedmetrics-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.

rubocop-vintedmetrics (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-996 | O3 Security