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Malware

ksbackgroundtask

GHSA-2726-rhpf-735p

Malicious code in ksbackgroundtask (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.9.9`

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/ksbackgroundtask/MAL-2024-2585.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/ksbackgroundtask/MAL-2024-2585.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2726-rhpf-735p

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 1.9.9

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.