MAL-2026-3636

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    MAL-2026-3636

    Published: 13 May 2026Last Modified: 23 Jul 2026Aliases: 
    GHSA-hhcv-8cwc-9rm2

    Summary: Malicious code in knot-simple-formatter (RubyGems)

    Details: Source: google-open-source-security (a4e4f74e90479d472a307d311d48214827e21cf93ecf9b0b62ff2cb72adb2c9e) This package is a malicious packages part of the Go BufferZoneCorp and RubyGems knot-theory clusters. The packages in this cluster steal credentials, set up ssh access and tamper with build/workflow environmetn variables.

    References: https://socket.dev/blog/malicious-ruby-gems-and-go-modules-steal-secrets-poison-ci

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: knot-simple-formatter

    Purl: pkg:gem/knot-simple-formatter

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    MAL-2026-3636 | CVE-DB