Malware in react-hot-svg
Malware was discovered in the npm package react-hot-svg. Systems with this package installed or running 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
- react-hot-svg
The npm package react-hot-svg was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-46cj-57m5-r4wc), any computer with 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 compromise.\n\nThis represents a critical supply chain attack through a compromised package in the npm ecosystem.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- react-hot-svg
Remediation
- Immediately isolate any system that has react-hot-svg installed or running
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, credentials, and authentication tokens from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the react-hot-svg package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit and malware scan of affected systems
- Review system logs and network traffic for signs of unauthorized access or data exfiltration
- Consider full system reimaging if compromise is confirmed
- Notify any services or systems that may have been accessed using credentials stored on compromised machines
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-46cj-57m5-r4wc · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in react-hot-svg." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 31, 2026; last updated July 31, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-react-hot-svg-k066l0
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