Malware in scketio
The npm package scketio was found to contain malware, providing full system compromise to any computer with the package installed or running. All affected systems should be considered fully compromised and require immediate remediation.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with scketio installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- scketio
The npm package scketio was identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-xgm9-mpc5-qf5w), 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 initial compromise, given that the attacker may have gained full control of the system.\n\nThis represents a critical supply chain attack through a malicious npm package with potential for widespread impact across all systems that installed or executed it.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- scketio
Remediation
- Immediately isolate any computer that has scketio installed or running from the network
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, credentials, and cryptographic keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the scketio package from all affected systems
- Perform a full forensic analysis and malware scan on affected systems
- Review system logs and network traffic for signs of unauthorized access or data exfiltration
- Consider full system rebuild if compromise is confirmed
- Audit all systems that may have been accessed from compromised machines
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xgm9-mpc5-qf5w · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in scketio." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 31, 2026; last updated July 31, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-scketio-g71550
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