devplatform-select-user (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects devplatform-select-userSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove devplatform-select-user and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 5 Aug 2026, 16:39 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-12752
What to do
Remove devplatform-select-user 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-select-user | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The devplatform-select-user npm package contains malicious code that downloads and executes a platform-specific native binary from attacker-controlled Cloudflare Workers domains during import. This binary is saved under deceptive filenames in temporary directories and executed detached from the main process. The package also uses DNS TXT record fallback channels for data retrieval or exfiltration, evading detection by reconstructing hostnames at runtime. The package's advertised functionality does not justify this behavior, indicating it is a malicious package that results in arbitrary code execution on the host upon installation or import.