Malware in create-react-app-text
The npm package create-react-app-text contained malware that fully compromises any system where it is installed or executed. All secrets and keys on affected systems should be rotated immediately from a different computer.
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- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
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- Affected entities
- create-react-app-textMalicious npm package
The npm package create-react-app-text was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-9324-2pfx-4w9r), 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 initial compromise.\n\nThis represents a critical supply chain attack through a malicious npm package that could affect any developer or system that installed or executed it.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- create-react-app-text
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets, API keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the create-react-app-text package from all affected systems
- Audit system logs and file integrity for signs of additional malware or unauthorized access
- Consider the affected system(s) potentially fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild if critical systems are involved
- Check npm audit logs and package.json files across your organization for any installations of create-react-app-text
- Monitor for any unauthorized access or activity on accounts that may have been exposed
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9324-2pfx-4w9r · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in create-react-app-text." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed August 20, 2026; last updated August 20, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-create-react-app-text-t3ytcf
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