Malware in @ncurran/sandbox-recon-9b2d4f
Malware was discovered in the npm package @ncurran/sandbox-recon-9b2d4f. Systems with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised, requiring immediate credential rotation and package removal.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- @ncurran/sandbox-recon-9b2d4f
A malicious npm package, @ncurran/sandbox-recon-9b2d4f, was identified and published on GitHub's advisory database (GHSA-c462-2ggc-2wj2) on June 18, 2026.\n\nThe package contains malware that grants full control of affected systems to an outside entity. Any computer with this package installed or running is considered fully compromised.\n\nImmediate remediation steps include rotating all secrets and keys from a different, uncompromised computer, and removing the package. However, due to the full system compromise, there is no guarantee that package removal will eliminate all malicious software that may have been installed.\n\nThe advisory was published through GitHub's official security advisory system, indicating detection and disclosure of the threat.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- @ncurran/sandbox-recon-9b2d4f
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets, keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the @ncurran/sandbox-recon-9b2d4f package from all affected systems
- Assume full system compromise and conduct forensic analysis to identify any additional malicious software
- Consider rebuilding affected systems from clean media if critical infrastructure is involved
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-c462-2ggc-2wj2 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in @ncurran/sandbox-recon-9b2d4f." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 18, 2026; last updated June 20, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-ncurran-sandbox-recon-9b2d4f-1in93o
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