Malware in @bc-workspace/utils
Malware discovered in the npm package @bc-workspace/utils. Systems with this package installed are considered fully compromised and require immediate remediation.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- @bc-workspace/utils
The npm package @bc-workspace/utils has been identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-3vmg-w948-phr5), 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 package installation, given the potential for full system compromise.\n\nUsers should treat any system that has had this package installed as potentially containing persistent malware and take appropriate containment and recovery measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- @bc-workspace/utils
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets, API keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the @bc-workspace/utils package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit and malware scan of any system that had this package installed
- Consider the affected system(s) as potentially fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild if critical infrastructure
- Review access logs and audit trails for any unauthorized activity on affected systems
- Notify any services or systems that may have been accessed from the compromised computer
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3vmg-w948-phr5 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in @bc-workspace/utils." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 29, 2026; last updated June 29, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-bc-workspace-utils-1p6kov
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