bigops-security (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects bigops-securitySource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove bigops-security and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 7 Aug 2026, 15:43 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-13525
What to do
Remove bigops-security 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmbigops-security | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package 'bigops-security' version 35.8.8 contains malicious code that downloads and executes a platform-specific binary from obfuscated, author-controlled infrastructure. The package disguises this behavior under benign identifiers such as 'analytics' and 'telemetry' but actually fetches an opaque executable at runtime, writes it to temporary directories, sets executable permissions, and runs it via shell commands. There is no legitimate native build purpose in the package despite this behavior. No patch or remediation information is currently available.