wordpad-text-ui (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects wordpad-text-uiSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove wordpad-text-ui and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 16 Jul 2026, 10:41 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-5885
What to do
Remove wordpad-text-ui 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmwordpad-text-ui | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package 'wordpad-text-ui' versions 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 contains malicious code that executes arbitrary code during installation. The postinstall script runs a node process that fetches and executes attacker-controlled payloads from an obfuscated URL. The package itself provides no legitimate functionality and is designed solely to deliver this remote code execution dropper. Installation of this package can lead to full system compromise.