Malware in tx-guard-snap
Malware was discovered in the npm package tx-guard-snap. Systems with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised, with all secrets and keys requiring immediate rotation from a different computer.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- tx-guard-snap
The npm package tx-guard-snap 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 should be rotated immediately from a different, uncompromised computer. The package should be removed, though full removal of all malicious software cannot be guaranteed given the potential for complete system compromise.\n\nThe advisory was published on 2026-07-07 via GitHub's security advisory system.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- tx-guard-snap
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets and keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the tx-guard-snap package from all affected systems
- Assume full system compromise and conduct forensic analysis
- Audit all activity and access logs from affected systems
- Consider full system rebuild or replacement if critical infrastructure
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8w4p-m2h2-2wj5 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in tx-guard-snap." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 7, 2026; last updated July 7, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-tx-guard-snap-1kpxhi
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