Malware in capacitor-assets
Malware was discovered in the npm package capacitor-assets. Systems with this package installed or running 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
- capacitor-assetsnpm package
The npm package capacitor-assets was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub advisory (GHSA-8v58-g8f8-2gpp), 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 malicious 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 compromise.\n\nThis represents a critical supply chain attack affecting the npm ecosystem, with potential impact to all systems that have installed or executed this package.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- capacitor-assets
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets, keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the capacitor-assets package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit of any system that had this package installed
- Review system logs for suspicious activity during the period the package was installed
- Consider the affected system(s) as potentially fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild if critical systems are involved
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8v58-g8f8-2gpp · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in capacitor-assets." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 31, 2026; last updated July 31, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-capacitor-assets-1su9pz
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