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Malicious package : remove path-internal-util and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 15:55 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-3312

What to do

Remove path-internal-util 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmpath-internal-utilAffected
  • >=1.0.0 <=1.0.2
  • =1.0.1
  • =1.0.2
  • =1.0.0
Fixed in–

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Description

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (aaba59a63a7a6f3dfc734a55082dff17dbf357f41b2a09ef0c87f73d046088e1) On require(), path.js executes an IIFE that calls loadTokenData(), which fetches a base64-obfuscated URL (decoding to https://www.jsonkeeper.com/b/CWOV9), parses the JSON response, and passes data.content directly to eval(). The remote paste is mutable by whoever controls the jsonkeeper entry, so any installer that imports the package executes arbitrary attacker-controlled JavaScript in-process at import time. The package name impersonates Node's built-in `path` module and the README claims to be 'an exact copy of the NodeJS path module', increasing the chance of accidental installation by developers seeking a path polyfill. ## Source: ghsa-malware (256c0d663976ed956c5fde6343acb9a6e640443a0091911fd4a2a57ab49e14f3) 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 (db91c8a40ff204e2aa98c594413d69b624d93a4ac51ea09fc00b1d3f63b8e462) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'path-internal-util' @ 1.0.1 (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.

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