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Malicious package

zpx52489fmRubyGems

Advisory published Updated

zpx52489fm is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-9673) 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 zpx52489fm (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-9673
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall zpx52489fm

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

97eb427b1ac6cfab8251a70f348e0d4ec7f8801520ab022dcf3b017398fedaa8
063bf01646a4ad566b1163956c0bbd3d77bf4f68d50cf39773c66200baa67889

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for zpx52489fm (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove zpx52489fm 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 zpx52489fm 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. zpx52489fm 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-2026-04324RLUA-2026-10262

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks zpx52489fm-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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zpx52489fm (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-9673 | O3 Security