cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects cards-forms-clone-cards-core-cloneSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 5 Aug 2026, 15:44 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-12524
What to do
Remove cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmcards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package 'cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone' version 35.4.9 contains malicious code that downloads and executes a hidden payload from obfuscated, platform-specific URLs. The payload is saved to a temporary file with disguised filenames and executed detached from the main process. The package uses string-fragment obfuscation and environment variable checks to evade detection and masquerades its telemetry activity as legitimate. This behavior is unrelated to the package's advertised functionality as a base framework module.