Malware in security-env-loader
The npm package security-env-loader contained malware that could fully compromise any system where it was installed or executed. All secrets and keys on affected systems should be rotated immediately from a different computer.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- security-env-loader
The npm package security-env-loader was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-rv4w-rvp6-p6rg), 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 package's execution.\n\nThis represents a critical supply chain attack through a compromised package in the npm ecosystem.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- security-env-loader
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets and keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the security-env-loader package from all affected systems
- Audit system logs for unauthorized access or activity during the period the package was installed
- Perform a full security assessment of any system that had this package installed
- Consider the affected system(s) potentially compromised and plan for full rebuild if critical infrastructure
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rv4w-rvp6-p6rg · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in security-env-loader." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 10, 2026; last updated June 10, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-security-env-loader-jw35b3
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