native-hello-plugin (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects native-hello-pluginSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove native-hello-plugin and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 5 Aug 2026, 23:16 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-13350
What to do
Remove native-hello-plugin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmnative-hello-plugin | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The native-hello-plugin version 1.2.0 for Windows-x64 contains a malicious prebuilt binary that executes a PowerShell command to fetch and run a remote script over unencrypted HTTP. This results in arbitrary code execution on the host when the plugin is loaded. The Linux-arm64 version is unaffected. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided.