Malware in hunsterx-package
Malware was discovered in the npm package hunsterx-package, providing full system compromise to any computer with the package installed or running. All affected systems 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
- hunsterx-package
The npm package hunsterx-package was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-29mh-6rgm-mmfw), any computer that has 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 package installation, given the potential for full system compromise.\n\nUsers should treat any system that has run this package as potentially containing persistent malware and take appropriate incident response measures."
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- hunsterx-package
Remediation
- Immediately isolate any computer that has installed or run hunsterx-package from the network
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, credentials, and cryptographic keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the hunsterx-package from all systems
- Perform a full forensic analysis and malware scan on affected systems
- Consider the affected system fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild or replacement
- Review access logs and audit trails for any unauthorized activity during the period the package was installed
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-29mh-6rgm-mmfw · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in hunsterx-package." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 29, 2026; last updated June 29, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-hunsterx-package-7bgftk
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