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Malicious package

lp357RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

lp357 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8042) 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 lp357 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8042
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall lp357

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

99e6ccbc3f035b2cd2bbf05e98758904b870781aa488f51ffff8ab7bea39d942
51e3ebc4a715f10b96a9d6923c2afa26d91f6d8df14038a463a197c3b2717e59

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for lp357 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove lp357 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 lp357 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. lp357 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-2026-02693RLUA-2026-08541

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks lp357-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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lp357 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8042 | O3 Security