Malware in @validate-sdk/v2
The npm package @validate-sdk/v2 contains malware that grants full system compromise to an outside entity. Any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- @validate-sdk/v2
The npm package @validate-sdk/v2 has been identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-vqg9-785x-8j39), any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.
The advisory indicates that the malware provides an outside entity with full control of affected systems. All secrets and keys stored on compromised computers should be rotated immediately from a different, unaffected computer.
While the package should be removed, the advisory notes that full control may have been given to an outside entity, meaning there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from the installation.
Affected users should treat any system that has run this package as potentially fully compromised and take appropriate incident response measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- @validate-sdk/v2
Remediation
- Immediately remove the @validate-sdk/v2 package from all systems
- Rotate all secrets, keys, and credentials from a different, unaffected computer
- Treat any computer that installed or ran this package as fully compromised
- Conduct a full security audit and forensic investigation of affected systems
- Monitor for signs of unauthorized access or data exfiltration
- Consider rebuilding affected systems from clean media if full compromise is suspected
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vqg9-785x-8j39 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in @validate-sdk/v2." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 10, 2026; last updated June 10, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-validate-sdk-v2-12i0so
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