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Security incidents affecting malicious or hijacked packages on the npm registry. Newest first.
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## 7 npm incidents in the last year
through Oct 22, 2026- criticallivepatchedsince Oct 20, 2026
Signal calls can stay live after hang-up (RingRTC CVE-2026-113380)
› Signal (RingRTC calling library, @signalapp/ringrtc)
A bug in RingRTC, the open-source library behind Signal's voice and video calls, lets the other party on a call flood the call's state-machine event queue so a local hang-up gets stuck behind the backlog, and audio (possibly video) keeps flowing to them after the victim thinks the call ended. Affects every Signal client (Android, iOS, Desktop) embedding RingRTC before 2.72.0. Fixed in RingRTC 2.72.0; a conceptual PoC is public, no known exploitation.
CVE-2026-113380 - criticallivepartial fixsince Oct 7, 2026
tensorlake@0.5.144 npm Shai-Hulud worm with hostage GitHub token
› tensorlake (npm)
On Oct 8 2026, tensorlake@0.5.144 was published from the real GitHub repo (with npm provenance) carrying a preinstall hook that installs a Shai-Hulud-style credential-stealing worm. It harvests npm/GitHub/cloud/SSH/AI-tool secrets, spreads to other packages, and installs a “gh-token-monitor” that wipes the home directory if the stolen GitHub token is revoked. Pin 0.5.143; remove the monitor before rotating tokens.
GHSA-8g63-53c9-65j2 - criticalclosedpatchedclosed Oct 10, 2026
SubQuery @subql/common 5.8.3 published with credential stealer + backdoor
› @subql/common (npm) and downstream @subql/* packages
On Oct 5 2026 @subql/common 5.8.3 was published to npm through SubQuery's own GitHub Actions trusted publisher, after a short-lived branch changed the release step to swap the built package for a tarball downloaded from ci-artifacts.dev. The payload ran on install (postinstall) and on import, stole CI/cloud/GitHub/npm/Kubernetes/Vault/SSH and AI-tool credentials, offered a reverse shell, and with a workflow-scoped token tried to push a secret-dumping workflow. It was live about 50 minutes; 5.8.2 is the safe version. Many @subql packages accept 5.8.3 through their version ranges.
GHSA-9333-3c4x-x3h5MAL-2026-17571
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August 2026 1
criticalCHAINDROP / Mini Shai-Hulud npm worm (keyv + 400+ packages)partial fix
› npm ecosystem (keyv, cacheable, flat-cache, cache-manager, and 400+ packages) partial fix
In early August 2026 a Mini Shai-Hulud / CHAINDROP worm compromised keyv and related cache packages, then self-propagated via stolen npm tokens to 400+ packages (1B+ monthly downloads across the graph). Payload runs via preinstall (disabled by default on npm 12+), steals npm/GitHub/cloud/CI secrets, and republishes backdoored versions. Microsoft, Elastic, JFrog and Wiz published analyses.
May 2026 3
highTanStack TanStack: TanStack Unspecified Vulnerabilitypatched
› TanStack TanStack patched
TanStack contains an unspecified vulnerability that allowed malicious versions of the product to be published to the npm registry to publish credential-stealing malware under a trusted identity. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-05-27.
open incident →CVE-2026-45321criticalMini Shai-Hulud hits AntV / timeago.js npm ecosystempartial fix
› npm @antv/*, timeago.js, related packages under atool partial fix
May 2026 wave of Mini Shai-Hulud compromised packages across Alibaba’s AntV visualization ecosystem and timeago.js (via npm account atool). Payload harvested CI secrets from GitHub Actions runner memory and dumped credentials to public GitHub repos. StepSecurity documented the ongoing spread.
highOpenAI employee devices hit via TanStack Mini Shai-Hulud wavepatched
› TanStack-related npm packages / OpenAI employee endpoints patched
In May 2026 OpenAI confirmed two employee devices were breached as part of the broader TanStack Mini Shai-Hulud npm supply-chain campaign. OpenAI said customer data, production systems, IP and deployed software were not impacted.
