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Malicious package

zlam_cal29RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

zlam_cal29 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-9618) 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 zlam_cal29 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-9618
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall zlam_cal29

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

522e18bca692b37f7cb4853714d74a4acb1e329dca6f4d7ddd51bf6c21d918d9
3f0ac743ed5e7c2045d1942128e321079d61505829305f6a89e1e125120e4193

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for zlam_cal29 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove zlam_cal29 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 zlam_cal29 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. zlam_cal29 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-2026-04269RLUA-2026-10206

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks zlam_cal29-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.

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zlam_cal29 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-9618 | O3 Security