Malware in tui-react-tooltip
Malware discovered in the npm package tui-react-tooltip. Any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys must 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
- tui-react-tooltip
A critical malware incident has been identified in the npm package tui-react-tooltip. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-m4vv-cf6m-g553), any system that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nThe advisory recommends immediate action: all secrets and keys stored on affected computers should be rotated immediately from a different, unaffected computer. 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, as the outside entity may have gained full control of the system.\n\nThis is a critical supply chain incident affecting the npm ecosystem, with potentially severe impact on all systems that have installed or executed this package.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- tui-react-tooltip
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets and keys from a different, unaffected computer
- Remove the tui-react-tooltip package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit of any system that had this package installed
- Review system logs for unauthorized access or activity
- Consider the affected system(s) as potentially fully compromised and take appropriate incident response measures
- Verify the integrity of other packages and dependencies on affected systems
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-m4vv-cf6m-g553 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in tui-react-tooltip." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed August 6, 2026; last updated August 7, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-tui-react-tooltip-1xnxio
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