Malware in react-icons-svgo
Malware discovered in the npm package react-icons-svgo. The package is reported to provide full system compromise to any computer where it is installed or running.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- react-icons-svgo
A critical malware incident has been identified in the npm package react-icons-svgo. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-m78v-9w6f-xwf2), any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nThe advisory recommends immediate action: all secrets and keys stored on affected computers should be rotated from a different, uncompromised system. While the package should be removed, the advisory notes that full system control may have been granted to an external entity, meaning removal of the package alone may not eliminate all malicious software that resulted from the installation.\n\nThis represents a critical supply chain attack through a compromised npm package with potential for widespread impact across development and production environments.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- react-icons-svgo
Remediation
- Immediately isolate any computer with react-icons-svgo installed from the network
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, credentials, and signing keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the react-icons-svgo package from all systems
- Conduct a full forensic analysis of affected systems to identify any additional malicious software
- Review all code commits and deployments made from affected systems for potential tampering
- Assume full system compromise and consider reimaging affected machines
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-m78v-9w6f-xwf2 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in react-icons-svgo." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 19, 2026; last updated July 20, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-react-icons-svgo-v6rde4
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