Which versions of @depup/astro are malicious?

The following npm versions of @depup/astro are flagged malicious: 7.1.3-depup.2, 7.2.0-depup.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate @depup/astro if I installed it?

@depup/astro is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove @depup/astro, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.

I already installed @depup/astro — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If @depup/astro was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is @depup/astro part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — @depup/astro is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-017129, IN-MAL-2026-017127 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find @depup/astro across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @depup/astro (2 malicious versions).

Malicious package

@depup/astronpm

Advisory published Aug 7, 2026Updated Aug 7, 2026

@depup/astro is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-13622) that typosquats a legitimate package to trick installs (malicious versions 7.1.3-depup.2, 7.2.0-depup.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @depup/astro (npm)

MAL-2026-13622

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall @depup/astro

What this malware does

This package is published under the @depup scope but sets author to 'withastro' and repository to github.com/withastro/astro, framing itself as a routine dependency-bump of the upstream astro framework. Its package.json systematically replaces well-known astro dependencies with same-shape lookalike names controlled by different maintainers, including picocolors→piccolore (^0.1.3), debug→obug (^2.1.4), and @astrojs/markdown-remark→@astrojs/markdown-satteri (0.3.5), alongside other atypical names such as tinyclip, am-i-vibing, and fontace. The shipped source has been mass-rewritten to import from the lookalikes (e.g., import colors from "piccolore" in place of picocolors), so a normal npm install and subsequent build resolves and executes code from those lookalike packages rather than the genuine upstream dependencies. The advertised version numbers (astro 7.2.0, vite 8, esbuild 0.28, zod 4) do not correspond to real upstream releases, and README keywords like 'security', 'latest', and 'patched' are used to normalize the substitutions as a maintenance update.

Malicious versions

2 flagged

7.1.3-depup.27.2.0-depup.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

75daeef07606b8ba315a6ced4fd25925f79ab11b19032f8a51544c18457c6401

c7c6330072ae71974da0dd2e0e72a33334a35b78ec5679536d95b9f205032225

Detection & response playbook

Typosquat

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @depup/astro (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
@depup/astro is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove @depup/astro, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.
Did it already run?
If @depup/astro was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. @depup/astro on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 7.1.3-depup.2, 7.2.0-depup.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-017129IN-MAL-2026-017127

References

Credits

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O3 blocks @depup/astro-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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