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Malware

vfat-tools

GHSA-mxq3-vfh7-9h3j

Malicious code in vfat-tools (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 2.0.0`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (ee0462aa0f5350c9bd21ced3b826fd647a29c72be05f97f21df514c459cc775a)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'vfat-tools' @ 2.0.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

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

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/1c5c17380270f5e5b4716b6a7c7ffa37775c40aa/osv/malicious/npm/vfat-tools/MAL-2026-4179.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/1c5c17380270f5e5b4716b6a7c7ffa37775c40aa/osv/malicious/npm/vfat-tools/MAL-2026-4179.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxq3-vfh7-9h3j

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 2.0.0

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