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Malware

harthat-chain

GHSA-gwjq-28h7-rwm5

Malicious code in harthat-chain (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 4.1.2`

The package contains a preinstall hook which silently executes a malicious script with downloader functionality. This is characteristic of an ongoing North Korean state-sponsored campaign.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/05b419acdcdd6e02782971da765f32a22a1aed8e/osv/malicious/npm/harthat-chain/MAL-2024-7841.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/05b419acdcdd6e02782971da765f32a22a1aed8e/osv/malicious/npm/harthat-chain/MAL-2024-7841.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gwjq-28h7-rwm5

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 4.1.2

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