GHSA-pr23-gvcv-c422: Malicious code in cjlowuxbnexkhgpzq (npm)

Published Oct 29, 2026
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Source: amazon-inspector (06d1d7f624932b32c72ee705c215fadc8c0d4840b7102b390674f2df1fedbb92) Package contains only index.html (declared as main) and no JavaScript, no lifecycle scripts, and no other files. The HTML is a Cloudflare-styled page that fetches an AES-encrypted value from api.keyval.org under a fixed key, decrypts it to obtain a destination host, calls <host>/api/strategies/check?cid=... and then redirects the browser via window.location.replace to a policy-selected target. The content is designed for browser visitors loading the page over HTTP, not for Node.js installers: npm install runs no code, and require() of an HTML main is a no-op or parse error. The package appears to misuse the npm registry as hosting for a traffic-distribution/cloaking landing page; any harm is to end-users who load the page, not to developers who install or import the package.

Source: ghsa-malware (fef0f5035f48d31781b4b2a91a49053f802abc3caa0150bd2896c9f60edb8cc6) 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.

Affected Software

2 affected components
npm/cjlowuxbnexkhgpzq>=0
npm/cjlowuxbnexkhgpzq*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Remove

    Remove npm/cjlowuxbnexkhgpzq from your environment.

    Remove the cjlowuxbnexkhgpzq package; because the computer may be fully compromised, removing the package alone may not remove all resulting malicious software.

  2. Operational

    Rotate all secrets and keys stored on any computer with this package installed or running, immediately and from a different computer.

Event History

Oct 29, 2026
Advisory Published
via GitHub·02:23 PM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·02:23 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·02:23 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

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