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kismet_htksa_lkizq_xylophone

GHSA-hgvx-6h4g-wjf7

Malicious code in kismet_htksa_lkizq_xylophone (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

The package kismet_htksa_lkizq_xylophone 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/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/kismet_htksa_lkizq_xylophone/MAL-2025-24545.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/kismet_htksa_lkizq_xylophone/MAL-2025-24545.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgvx-6h4g-wjf7

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.