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Malware

acidwater

GHSA-cwx5-79fj-mmgh

Malicious code in acidwater (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

The package acidwater was found to contain malicious code.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/5d4b3da3177e0aef279e52c6f96e99e7cc135d05/osv/malicious/npm/acidwater/MAL-2025-14002.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/5d4b3da3177e0aef279e52c6f96e99e7cc135d05/osv/malicious/npm/acidwater/MAL-2025-14002.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cwx5-79fj-mmgh

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.