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Malware in awesome-terminal

Malware was discovered in the npm package awesome-terminal. The package grants full control of affected systems to an outside entity and should be considered a complete system compromise.

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Any system with the package installed or running
Ecosystems
npm
Attack vectors
Compromised package
Affected entities
  • awesome-terminalnpm package

A malware-laden version of the npm package awesome-terminal was published and made available to users. Installation or execution of this package results in full system compromise.\n\nAccording to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-cv56-pvc8-j5rg), any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. The advisory recommends immediate rotation of all secrets and keys from a different, unaffected computer.\n\nWhile the package should be removed, the advisory notes that because full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from the installation.\n\nThe incident was disclosed on 2026-07-16 via the GitHub Advisory database.

Indicators of compromise

Packages
  • awesome-terminal

Remediation

  • Immediately rotate all secrets, keys, and credentials from a different, unaffected computer
  • Remove the awesome-terminal package from all affected systems
  • Perform a full security audit and malware scan of any system that had the package installed
  • Consider the affected system(s) as potentially fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild if critical systems are involved
  • Monitor for any unauthorized access or activity on accounts that may have been exposed

Sources

  1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-cv56-pvc8-j5rg · GitHub Advisory Database

Cite this entry

"Malware in awesome-terminal." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 16, 2026; last updated July 17, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-awesome-terminal-v7ozvk

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