Malicious Package in eslint-config-eslint
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
Version 5.0.2 of `eslint-config-eslint` was published without authorization and was found to contain malicious code. This code would read the users `.npmrc` file and send any found authentication tokens to a remote server. ## Recommendation The best course of action if you found this package installed in your environment is to revoke all your npm tokens. You can find instructions on how to do that here. https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/working_with_tokens#how-to-revoke-tokens Users may consider downgrading to version 5.0.1
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| — | eslint-config-eslint (npm) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-pv55-r6j3-wp94 |
- eslint-config-eslint (npm) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-pv55-r6j3-wp94
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-pv55-r6j3-wp94
References
Sources
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