Malware in parket-helper
Malware was distributed via the parket-helper npm package. Systems with the package installed are considered fully compromised and require immediate remediation.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with parket-helper installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- parket-helper
The parket-helper npm package contained malware. According to the GitHub advisory, any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nThe malware grants outside entities full control of affected systems. All secrets and keys stored on compromised computers should be rotated immediately from a different, unaffected system.\n\nWhile the package should be removed, complete removal of all malicious software cannot be guaranteed due to the level of system compromise achieved by the malware.\n\nAffected users should treat their systems as potentially fully compromised and take appropriate incident response measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- parket-helper
Remediation
- Immediately isolate affected systems from the network
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, and credentials from a clean, unaffected computer
- Remove the parket-helper package
- Perform a full forensic analysis and malware scan of affected systems
- Consider full system rebuild or replacement if critical systems are affected
- Review access logs and audit trails for unauthorized activity during the compromise period
- Notify relevant stakeholders and security teams of the compromise
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w6cg-2gpv-j66m · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in parket-helper." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 18, 2026; last updated June 20, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-parket-helper-vhkdle
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