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TI-2020-19478 Aliases GHSA-wp2p-q35g-3rjj

Malicious Package in soket.io

Priority LOW 38CWE-506Published · Updated

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
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
No fix listed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-506.

Summary

All versions of `soket.io` are considered malicious. The package is malware designed to take advantage of users making a mistake when typing the name of a module to install. When executed, the package calls home to a Command and Control server to execute arbitrary commands. ## Recommendation This package was published to the npm Registry for a very short period of time. If you happen to find it in your environment you should revoke and rotate all credentials found on the compromised machine, as well as completely erase the affected machine and reinstall your Operating System.

Why it matters now

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—soket.io (npm)all versions—No fix listedGHSA-wp2p-q35g-3rjj
  • soket.io (npm) Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-wp2p-q35g-3rjj

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-wp2p-q35g-3rjj

References

Sources

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