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Malicious code in tron-trc20-utils (RubyGems)

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Affected packages

  • RubyGems tron-trc20-utils

    Affected
    >= 0.9.1, <= 0.9.1
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
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Source description

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Source: amazon-inspector (c840b18eadc331896e56720bc9a00f1239807542202bbd4ff9636737f27d0142) The gem's extconf.rb contains a base64-encoded Ruby payload that is decoded and eval'd inside a detached double-forked child during `gem install`. The decoded code opens a TCP connection to 45.138.12.177:8089 and bridges it to /bin/sh, giving the remote operator an interactive shell on the installer's machine. Execution is gated by sandbox/CI-evasion checks: it skips if common CI environment variables are set, if the hostname or username matches sandbox/analyst patterns (uvm/firecracker/sandbox/vagrant/tester/analys/scanner), if the working directory is under /tmp, /opt/rubygems, or /workspace, if /proc/uptime is under 1800 seconds, and it additionally requires developer artifacts such as ~/.ssh, ~/.gitconfig, ~/.gem/credentials, ~/.npmrc, or ~/.bundle to be present. The gem's advertised identity does not match its contents: the…

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  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record MAL-2026-17798

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# Patch Next advisory brief: mal-2026-17798

Advisory: Malicious code in tron-trc20-utils (RubyGems)
IDs: mal-2026-17798
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-17798 (revision 1, source checked 23 Oct 2026, 22:04 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- RubyGems tron-trc20-utils: affected >= 0.9.1, <= 0.9.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- RubyGems tron-trc20-utils: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on tron-trc20-utils.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17798 (OSV record MAL-2026-17798 lists affected ranges: RubyGems tron-trc20-utils >=0.9.1 <=0.9.1)

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