Malware in js-client-node
Malware was discovered in the npm package js-client-node. Systems with this package installed are considered fully compromised and require immediate remediation.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with js-client-node installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- js-client-node
A malware incident was identified in the npm package js-client-node, published on GitHub Advisory GHSA-x7hp-6x9v-c662 on July 30, 2026.\n\nAny computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. The malware may have granted outside entities full control of affected systems.\n\nImmediate remediation requires rotating all secrets and keys from a different, unaffected computer, and removing the package. However, due to the potential for full system compromise, removal of the package alone may not eliminate all malicious software that resulted from installation.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- js-client-node
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets and keys from a different, unaffected computer
- Remove the js-client-node package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit of any system that had this package installed
- Monitor affected systems for signs of persistent compromise or backdoors
- Consider full system reimaging if full compromise is suspected
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x7hp-6x9v-c662 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in js-client-node." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 30, 2026; last updated July 30, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-js-client-node-yxrlpa
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