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Malicious package

webpack-dev-serverRubyGems

Malicious code in webpack-dev-server (RubyGems) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2025-6629
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall webpack-dev-server

Malicious versions

5 flagged
9.1.09.9.09.9.19.9.89.9.9

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

37693c21dc7c3dba7a5767f4deb1dc336e25868bb633c96686748143f62f6ca7
133ba305d2fb881082e127c8ce556d8a695c4bdea5fdb8b8fb63626da365ab20

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for webpack-dev-server (5 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging webpack-dev-server across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove webpack-dev-server 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 webpack-dev-server was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks webpack-dev-server before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. webpack-dev-server on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (versions 9.1.0, 9.9.0, 9.9.1, 9.9.8, 9.9.9 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-03728RLUA-2025-06637

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks webpack-dev-server-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.

webpack-dev-server (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2025-6629 | O3 Security