Embedded malware in rc
Critical severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Nov 4, 2021
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Jan 12, 2023
Description
Reviewed
Nov 4, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Nov 4, 2021
Last updated
Jan 12, 2023
The npm package
rc
had versions published with malicious code. Users of affected versions (1.2.9, 1.3.9, and 2.3.9) should downgrade to 1.2.8 as soon as possible and check their systems for suspicious activity.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.
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