Malware in @rentwise/common
Malware was discovered in the npm package @rentwise/common. Systems with this package installed are considered fully compromised and require immediate remediation including secret rotation and package removal.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with @rentwise/common installed
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- @rentwise/common
The npm package @rentwise/common was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub advisory, 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, the advisory notes that full control of the computer may have been given to an outside 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 compromise affecting all users of the @rentwise/common package.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- @rentwise/common
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets and keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the @rentwise/common package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit of any system that had this package installed
- Review system logs for unauthorized access or activity
- Consider full system reimaging if compromise is suspected
- Notify all users and downstream consumers of @rentwise/common of the compromise
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x23q-mgjg-53mq · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in @rentwise/common." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed August 6, 2026; last updated August 6, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-rentwise-common-1l1tg7
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