Malware in @vboxdev/common
The npm package @vboxdev/common contains malware that grants full system compromise to attackers. 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
- @vboxdev/common
The npm package @vboxdev/common has been identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-rx4f-8493-c7j8), any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.
The advisory indicates that all secrets and keys stored on affected computers should 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 initial compromise, as the attacker may have gained full control of the system.
This is a critical supply chain attack affecting the npm ecosystem, with the potential to compromise any developer or system that installed or executed this package.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- @vboxdev/common
Remediation
- Immediately isolate any computer that has installed or run @vboxdev/common from the network
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, credentials, and signing keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the @vboxdev/common package from all systems
- Perform a full security audit and malware scan on affected systems
- Review all code commits and deployments made from affected systems for potential tampering
- Consider the affected systems as potentially fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild if critical infrastructure
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rx4f-8493-c7j8 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in @vboxdev/common." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed August 6, 2026; last updated August 6, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-vboxdev-common-zc6txn
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