Malware in acidic
The npm package acidic was found to contain malware, resulting in full system compromise of any computer with the package installed or running. All secrets and keys on affected systems should be rotated immediately from a different computer.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- acidicnpm package
The npm package acidic was identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-w85c-pm3f-wmmf), any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nThe advisory recommends that all secrets and keys stored on affected computers be rotated immediately from a different computer. While the package should be removed, the advisory notes that full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, and there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from the installation.\n\nAffected users should treat their systems as potentially fully compromised and take appropriate incident response measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- acidic
Remediation
- Remove the acidic package immediately
- Rotate all secrets and keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Perform a full security audit and malware scan of affected systems
- Consider the affected system(s) as potentially fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild if critical
- Review access logs and monitor for unauthorized activity on systems that had the package installed
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w85c-pm3f-wmmf · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in acidic." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 13, 2026; last updated July 13, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-acidic-gaml6d
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