kss-node-handlebars-builder

GHSA-4282-w8g9-7j97

Malicious code in kss-node-handlebars-builder (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 9.0.1`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (cca63cd37e035f2a065952377f5c8b77ac950f443c2ac3233ead4b6203f62d9c)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'kss-node-handlebars-builder' @ 9.0.1 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/kss-node-handlebars-builder/MAL-2025-47900.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/kss-node-handlebars-builder/MAL-2025-47900.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4282-w8g9-7j97

Compromised versions (1)

= 9.0.1

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