Malware in google-cloud-secret-manager-config-poc
Malware was discovered in the npm package google-cloud-secret-manager-config-poc. Systems with this package installed should be 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
- google-cloud-secret-manager-config-poc
The npm package google-cloud-secret-manager-config-poc was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-g6v5-9xpp-6hpx), any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nImmediate action is required: all secrets and keys stored on affected computers must be rotated 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 package installation, as the attacker may have gained full control of the system.\n\nAffected users should assume complete system compromise and take appropriate incident response measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- google-cloud-secret-manager-config-poc
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets and keys stored on affected computers from a different, uncompromised system
- Remove the google-cloud-secret-manager-config-poc package from all systems
- Conduct a full security audit and forensic analysis of any system that had this package installed
- Monitor affected systems for signs of additional malicious activity or persistence mechanisms
- Consider rebuilding affected systems from clean media if full compromise is suspected
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g6v5-9xpp-6hpx · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in google-cloud-secret-manager-config-poc." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 11, 2026; last updated June 11, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-google-cloud-secret-manager-config-poc-1fs99l
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