Which versions of whg1778555578218 are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of whg1778555578218 are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate whg1778555578218 if I installed it?

Remove whg1778555578218 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.

I already installed whg1778555578218 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If whg1778555578218 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.

Is whg1778555578218 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — whg1778555578218 is associated with the RLMA-2026-04008, RLUA-2026-09938 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find whg1778555578218 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for whg1778555578218 (version 0.0.1).

Malicious package

whg1778555578218RubyGems

Advisory published Jul 7, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026

whg1778555578218 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-9357) 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 whg1778555578218 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-9357

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

gem uninstall whg1778555578218

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b568626ce3760377d2ffc62e01451952a41a45aec6d63002ba642bf98ee27a17

25643d604056fd453316c26d01c420bee28723dfb84937ca37921fe1c642d3d2

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for whg1778555578218 (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove whg1778555578218 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.
Did it already run?
If whg1778555578218 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. whg1778555578218 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-2026-04008RLUA-2026-09938

References

github.com

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks whg1778555578218-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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