Malware in tailwind-hide-scrollbar
Malware discovered in the npm package tailwind-hide-scrollbar. 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
- tailwind-hide-scrollbar
The npm package tailwind-hide-scrollbar has been identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-97j6-7w7w-7vj3), 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 installation, given the potential for full system compromise.\n\nUsers should treat any system that has run this package as potentially fully compromised and take appropriate incident response measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- tailwind-hide-scrollbar
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets, keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the tailwind-hide-scrollbar package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit and forensic analysis of any system that had this package installed
- Monitor affected systems for signs of unauthorized access or persistence mechanisms
- Consider rebuilding or reimaging systems that had this package installed to ensure complete removal of any malicious software
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-97j6-7w7w-7vj3 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in tailwind-hide-scrollbar." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed August 5, 2026; last updated August 5, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-tailwind-hide-scrollbar-01bpix
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