devplatform-po-loader (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects devplatform-po-loaderSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove devplatform-po-loader and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 5 Aug 2026, 16:34 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-12732
What to do
Remove devplatform-po-loader 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmdevplatform-po-loader | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The devplatform-po-loader npm package version 35.1.8 contains malicious code that acts as a dropper. Upon being required, it loads a platform-specific script that downloads a binary payload from obfuscated Cloudflare Workers endpoints, writes it to temporary directories under disguised names, sets executable permissions, and executes it detached from the main process. It also uses a covert DNS TXT record channel as a fallback to reassemble and execute payload chunks. The package disguises its intent with a marker file and comments to evade detection and advertises itself as a trivial loader library, but contains no legitimate library functionality.