Malware in cloud-config-fetcher
Malware was discovered in the npm package cloud-config-fetcher. Any system with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys must be rotated immediately from a different computer.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- cloud-config-fetcher
The npm package cloud-config-fetcher was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub advisory, any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised, indicating the malicious code grants broad system access to an outside entity.\n\nImmediate remediation requires rotating all secrets and keys stored on affected systems from a different, uncompromised computer. 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.\n\nThe advisory was published on 2026-07-28 via GitHub's security advisory system.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- cloud-config-fetcher
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets, keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the cloud-config-fetcher package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit of any system that had this package installed
- Monitor affected systems for signs of unauthorized access or persistence mechanisms
- Consider the affected systems potentially compromised and plan for full remediation or replacement
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-25r8-r3cf-28q4 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in cloud-config-fetcher." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 28, 2026; last updated July 28, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-cloud-config-fetcher-1tg971
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