MAL-2026-617

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    MAL-2026-617

    Published: 31 Jan 2026Last Modified: 3 Feb 2026Aliases: 
    GHSA-q57g-x3rh-xj4x

    Summary: Malicious code in roots-cms-client (npm)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (9670a58bdf8573b9c7d94a74cf58593a55692bfcf33d931693680389b981f89c) The package roots-cms-client was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware (88007d193d64ac8d7a2a970903353601b1f620a48f22c3cd3c7a838da0cce4e8) 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. Source: ossf-package-analysis (5290f63f945a36e1d28eaf7c6340896e82a974ec0971f8bee7a52dfda4fc3e68) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'roots-cms-client' @ 0.0.99 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: roots-cms-client

    Purl: pkg:npm/roots-cms-client

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.0.99
    MAL-2026-617 | CVE-DB