sme-rko-finance-front-operations-penalty (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects sme-rko-finance-front-operations-penaltySource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove sme-rko-finance-front-operations-penalty and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 8 Aug 2026, 15:05 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-13645
What to do
Remove sme-rko-finance-front-operations-penalty 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmsme-rko-finance-front-operations-penalty | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package sme-rko-finance-front-operations-penalty version 35.8.1 contains malicious code that executes automatically upon import. It reconstructs Cloudflare Workers hostnames from obfuscated string arrays to fetch platform-specific binaries, which it writes to temporary directories and executes detached. The package uses obfuscation techniques such as string concatenation and disguised filenames to evade detection. A fallback DNS TXT channel is used if HTTPS fetching fails, indicating persistence mechanisms. This behavior classifies the package as a malicious dropper.