Malware in chart-animation-helper
Malware discovered in the npm package chart-animation-helper. 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
- chart-animation-helper
The npm package chart-animation-helper has been identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-8vgc-wrpv-6v7h), any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nThe advisory indicates that the malware provides full control of affected systems to an outside entity. All secrets and keys stored on compromised computers should be rotated immediately from a different, unaffected system.\n\nWhile 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.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- chart-animation-helper
Remediation
- Immediately remove the chart-animation-helper package from all systems
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, and credentials from a different, unaffected computer
- Conduct a full security audit of any system that had this package installed
- Monitor affected systems for signs of unauthorized access or persistence mechanisms
- Review logs for any suspicious activity during the period the package was installed
- Consider full system reimaging if the package was installed on production or sensitive systems
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8vgc-wrpv-6v7h · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in chart-animation-helper." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 19, 2026; last updated July 20, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-chart-animation-helper-1e6wl7
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