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Vulnerability · MAL-2026-17795

Malicious code in sol-mint-utils (RubyGems)

Published Oct 11, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 13, 2026 · Malicious code in sol-mint-utils

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for MAL-2026-17795. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Malicious code in sol-mint-utils with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Malicious code in sol-mint-utils).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
RubyGems sol-mint-utils

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (2940bc600ade9f91afdc44ccc04cdab589d276b0504b3f12ffb4a4e827920bd9) The gem ships a native-extension stub (extconf.rb) that executes automatically, but no C/C++ sources accompany it and lib/sol_mint_utils.rb is an inert stub (defines VERSION and returns 'ok'). The README advertises an unrelated package name ( ), confirming the gem's declared purpose is a cover. extconf.rb base64-decodes a Ruby payload and eval's it inside a forked/detached process; the decoded payload opens a TCPSocket to the hardcoded host 45.138.12.177 on port 8089 and bridges a /bin/sh session over the socket via IO.popen and IO.copy_stream, granting the operator an interactive reverse shell on the installer's machine. Execution is gated by anti-analysis checks: CI environment variables, hostname patterns (uvm/firecracker/sandbox/vagrant), generated usernames, analysis working directories (/opt/rubygems, /tmp, /workspace), and short /proc/uptime values all suppress the payload, which fires only when developer artifacts such as ~/.ssh, ~/.gitconfig, and ~/.gem/credentials are present on the host. ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (0934d5fc248fa591a304d4debc96360b69a48fd7ada21ae17e9952fdd19e9342) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'sol-mint-utils' @ 0.9.1 (rubygems) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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  • RubyGems sol-mint-utils0.9.1

How to fix MAL-2026-17795

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for MAL-2026-17795. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Malicious code in sol-mint-utils with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0.9.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 11, 2026 · Catalog

    Detected

    --- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (2940bc600ade9f91afdc44ccc04cdab589d276b0504b3f12ffb4a4e827920bd9) The gem ships a native-extension stub (extconf.rb) that executes automatically, but no C/C++ sources accompany it and lib/sol_mint_utils.rb is an inert stub (defines VERSION and returns 'ok'). The README advertises an unrelated package name ( ),

  2. Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    --- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (2940bc600ade9f91afdc44ccc04cdab589d276b0504b3f12ffb4a4e827920bd9) The gem ships a native-extension stub (extconf.rb) that executes automatically, but no C/C++ sources accompany it and lib/sol_mint_utils.rb is an inert stub (defines VERSION and returns 'ok'). The README advertises an unrelated package name ( ),

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 13, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.