VYPR

npm · Malicious package advisory

Malware

self-v8

GHSA-354j-r6m9-986p

Malicious code in self-v8 (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

Malicious package. `self-v8` is an npm package that harvests sensitive data on the victim host and exfiltrates it to an attacker-controlled Discord webhook. Classification: information stealer. The package provides no legitimate functionality, so all published versions are malicious. Full indicators are published at the reference below.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/a38319c2597366c8d504c9bec7995b65d3721d77/osv/malicious/npm/self-v8/MAL-2026-18445.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/a38319c2597366c8d504c9bec7995b65d3721d77/osv/malicious/npm/self-v8/MAL-2026-18445.json
- https://wormsign.io/portfolio/self-v8
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/self-v8
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-354j-r6m9-986p

Compromised versions (1)

  • > 0

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