Malware in create-backend-scaffold
Malware was discovered in the npm package create-backend-scaffold. The package grants full control of affected systems to an outside entity and should be considered a complete system compromise.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- create-backend-scaffoldnpm package
The npm package create-backend-scaffold was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-p8mm-7vhx-3cr2), any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.
The 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 initial compromise, given that the attacker may have gained full control of the system.
Users should treat any system that has had this package installed as potentially containing persistent malware and take appropriate incident response measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- create-backend-scaffold
Remediation
- Immediately isolate any computer that has installed or run create-backend-scaffold from the network
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, credentials, and signing keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the create-backend-scaffold package from all systems
- Perform a full forensic analysis and malware scan on affected systems
- Review system logs and network traffic for signs of unauthorized access or data exfiltration
- Consider full system reimaging if the compromise is confirmed to be persistent
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-p8mm-7vhx-3cr2 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in create-backend-scaffold." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 30, 2026; last updated July 30, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-create-backend-scaffold-ip7gr4
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