Malware in request-js-validator
Malware discovered in the npm package request-js-validator. Systems with this package installed are 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
- request-js-validator
The npm package request-js-validator has been identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub advisory (GHSA-wrcq-4545-xm9w), 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 via a compromised package in the npm ecosystem.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- request-js-validator
Remediation
- Immediately remove the request-js-validator package from all systems
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Conduct a full security audit of any system that had this package installed
- Review system logs for suspicious activity during the period the package was installed
- Consider the affected system(s) as potentially fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild if critical systems are involved
- Monitor for any unauthorized access or data exfiltration
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wrcq-4545-xm9w · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in request-js-validator." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 6, 2026; last updated July 6, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-request-js-validator-e3qtmp
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