akamaijs-sensor (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects akamaijs-sensorSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove akamaijs-sensor and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 16 Aug 2026, 18:49 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-12337
What to do
Remove akamaijs-sensor from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npmakamaijs-sensor | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package akamaijs-sensor version 3.0.0 contains malicious code that executes attacker-controlled JavaScript within the consumer's Node.js process. It hides arbitrary code inside Unicode variation-selector characters in a comment, which is decoded and executed dynamically. Additionally, it fetches a hardcoded Google Calendar ICS feed used as a dead-drop channel to retrieve attacker-controlled URLs, enabling remote code execution with no legitimate purpose.