Malware in tailwindcss-animatics
Malware was discovered in the npm package tailwindcss-animatics. Systems with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys must be rotated from a different computer.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- tailwindcss-animatics
A malware incident was identified in the npm package tailwindcss-animatics. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-mp9h-24x9-xc7r), any computer that has 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 installed or ran this package as potentially under the control of an external threat actor.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- tailwindcss-animatics
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets, API keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the tailwindcss-animatics package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit and forensic analysis of any system that installed or ran this package
- Monitor affected systems for signs of unauthorized access or persistence mechanisms
- Consider rebuilding or replacing systems that had this package installed, as removal may not eliminate all malicious artifacts
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-mp9h-24x9-xc7r · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in tailwindcss-animatics." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 11, 2026; last updated June 11, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-tailwindcss-animatics-11lq67
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