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Malware

ares-api-search

GHSA-hq8f-qmg3-xxpr

Malicious code in ares-api-search (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

The package ares-api-search 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/ca35a319f3c5255ac2d7f28cf58023d75de17a35/osv/malicious/npm/ares-api-search/MAL-2025-14817.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ca35a319f3c5255ac2d7f28cf58023d75de17a35/osv/malicious/npm/ares-api-search/MAL-2025-14817.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hq8f-qmg3-xxpr

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.