Malware in @afasinatickets/common
The npm package @afasinatickets/common contains malware that grants full system compromise to an outside entity. All systems with this package installed should be considered fully compromised and all secrets and keys rotated immediately from a different computer.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- @afasinatickets/common
The npm package @afasinatickets/common has been identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-m2g7-6r7x-29p9), any computer with 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, uncompromised system. While the package should be removed, there is no guarantee that removal will eliminate all malicious software that may have been installed as a result of the initial compromise, given that the attacker may have gained full control of the system.\n\nAffected users should treat any system that has run this package as potentially containing persistent malware and take appropriate incident response measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- @afasinatickets/common
Remediation
- Immediately isolate any system that has installed or run @afasinatickets/common from the network
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, credentials, and signing keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the @afasinatickets/common package from all systems
- Conduct a full forensic investigation of affected systems for persistence mechanisms and lateral movement
- Review all access logs and audit trails for systems that had this package installed
- Consider full system reimaging or replacement if the system is critical or handles sensitive data
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-m2g7-6r7x-29p9 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in @afasinatickets/common." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed August 6, 2026; last updated August 6, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-afasinatickets-common-7wbogf
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