jquery.ui.tabs (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects jquery.ui.tabsSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove jquery.ui.tabs and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 5 Aug 2026, 17:13 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-12395
What to do
Remove jquery.ui.tabs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmjquery.ui.tabs | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
A malicious package named jquery.ui.tabs@9999.0.0 was published to the npm registry as a dependency confusion attack. This package contains an empty runtime but executes a preinstall script that collects sensitive environment information such as hostnames, usernames, working directories, npm registry URLs, and CI repository identifiers. It then sends this data unencrypted to an attacker-controlled IP address. This package appears designed to detect organizations that resolve the public package name internally, potentially exposing internal details to attackers.