MAL-2025-46968

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    MAL-2025-46968

    Published: 8 Sept 2025Last Modified: 16 Sept 2025Aliases: 
    CVE-2025-59140GHSA-53mq-f4w3-f7qvGHSA-m2xf-jp99-f298

    Summary: Malicious code in backslash (npm)

    Details: The package was compromised and malicious code added. Source: ghsa-malware (6e028d39ee4bd2bd3a487f4ad116e77bf1582cc08b41fb26fb56f8f83049f90f) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

    References: https://www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-debug-and-chalk-packages-compromised, https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-npm-packages-with-2-billion-weekly-downloads-in-supply-chain-attack/, https://github.com/github/advisory-database/issues/6099, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m2xf-jp99-f298, https://github.com/Qix-/node-backslash/security/advisories/GHSA-53mq-f4w3-f7qv

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: backslash

    Purl: pkg:npm/backslash

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.2.1
    MAL-2025-46968 | CVE-DB