Malware in ts-relayer-pub
Malware was discovered in the npm package ts-relayer-pub. Any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised, with all secrets and keys requiring immediate rotation from a different system.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- ts-relayer-pub
The npm package ts-relayer-pub was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub advisory, any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nImmediate action is required: all secrets and keys stored on affected computers must be rotated immediately from a different, uncompromised computer. The malicious package should be removed, though full system compromise means there is no guarantee that package removal alone will eliminate all malicious software that may have been installed.\n\nThis is a critical supply chain incident affecting the npm ecosystem, with potentially widespread impact on any systems that have installed or executed this package.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- ts-relayer-pub
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets and keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the ts-relayer-pub package from all affected systems
- 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
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-crww-p6q9-g9px · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in ts-relayer-pub." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 6, 2026; last updated July 6, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-ts-relayer-pub-ulwgua
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