Malware in local-config-parser
Malware was discovered in the npm package local-config-parser. Systems with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised, with all secrets and keys requiring immediate rotation from a different computer.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- local-config-parser
The npm package local-config-parser was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-f463-rm4g-746g), 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 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 compromise.\n\nThe advisory was published on 2026-07-28 via the GitHub Advisory Database.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- local-config-parser
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets and keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the local-config-parser package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit of any system that had this package installed
- Monitor affected systems for signs of unauthorized access or persistence mechanisms
- Consider rebuilding affected systems from clean media if full compromise is suspected
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-f463-rm4g-746g · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in local-config-parser." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 28, 2026; last updated July 28, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-local-config-parser-1y51rr
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