@saif777/codemirror5 (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects @saif777/codemirror5Source GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove @saif777/codemirror5 and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:07 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-3185
What to do
Remove @saif777/codemirror5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npm@saif777/codemirror5 | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
Dependency confusion and typosquatting campaign by threat actor "saif777". Packages use inflated version numbers (9999.9999.9999, 9999.9999.10000, 50.50.50, 7.66.5) to win version resolution in environments with private registries. All active packages execute a postinstall hook ("node index.js") that collects a system fingerprint — public IP (via api.ipify.org), username, hostname, CPU model, RAM, working directory, OS platform — and exfiltrates it as a Discord embed to a shared webhook (base64-obfuscated in source). Payloads include sandbox/bot detection: machines with ≤1 CPU or <2 GB RAM are flagged as sandbox/CI; real machines trigger a green embed. Typosquats the CodeMirror 5 editor library using a fake scoped package name. --- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (d8c90f2fd5697c867e9bb88102c93cf144662dcee32b95e0ad2a27061c867c65) The package @saif777/codemirror5 was found to contain malicious code. ## Source: ghsa-malware (8db9cd375e8cbbf22e45deec617d9a841313ef4c2ed262275ee24d58d48d8bd0) 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 (05a16b6c187f8c3c5ab4c2c62627e75d9f8d14d28d265854e57ba1cb33bb7f3b) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified '@saif777/codemirror5' @ 7.66.5 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.