Malware in devplatform-spa-plugin-location
Malware discovered in the npm package devplatform-spa-plugin-location. Installation results in full system compromise with potential for complete control by external actors.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- devplatform-spa-plugin-location
A malicious npm package named devplatform-spa-plugin-location has been identified and published to the npm registry. The package contains malware that compromises any system on which it is installed or executed.\n\nAccording to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-hg93-55cg-c2g7), any computer with this package installed should be considered fully compromised. The malware grants external entities potential full control of the affected system.\n\nImmediate remediation requires rotating all secrets and keys from a separate, uncompromised computer. While the package should be removed, complete removal of all malicious artifacts cannot be guaranteed due to the level of system access the malware may have obtained.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- devplatform-spa-plugin-location
Remediation
- Immediately remove the devplatform-spa-plugin-location package from all systems
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, credentials, and authentication tokens from a separate, uncompromised 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 all access logs and network traffic from systems that ran this package
- Consider full system reimaging if the package was installed on production or sensitive systems
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hg93-55cg-c2g7 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in devplatform-spa-plugin-location." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed August 5, 2026; last updated August 5, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-devplatform-spa-plugin-location-18uw63
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