npm · Malicious package advisory
Malwareself-v8
MAL-2026-18445
Malicious code in self-v8 (npm)
Details
Malicious package. `self-v8` is an npm package that harvests sensitive data on the victim host and exfiltrates it to an attacker-controlled Discord webhook. Classification: information stealer. The package provides no legitimate functionality, so all published versions are malicious. Full indicators are published at the reference below.
Compromised versions (8)
- 1.0.0
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.9
- 8.1.9
- 8.3.9
- 8.5.9
- 8.7.9
- 8.9.9
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.