GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2
GitHub Security Advisory
active-support impersonates 'activesupport' gem
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CRITICAL
Has CVE
Advisory Details
The `active-support` ruby gem gem is malware and duplicates the official `activesupport` (no hyphen) gem, but adds a compiled extension. The extension attempts to resolve a base64 encoded domain (29faea63.planfhntage.de), downloads a payload, and executes.
This trojan horse gem could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by containing a malicious backdoor. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. No version of this gem should be considered safe.
Affected Packages
RubyGems
active-support
Affected versions:
0
Related CVEs
Key Information
9.0
/10
Dataset
Last updated: August 30, 2025 6:32 AM
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