Which versions of @varsityvibe/utils are malicious?

The following npm versions of @varsityvibe/utils are flagged malicious: 5.0.6. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate @varsityvibe/utils if I installed it?

@varsityvibe/utils is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

I already installed @varsityvibe/utils — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If @varsityvibe/utils was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

Is @varsityvibe/utils part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — @varsityvibe/utils is associated with the GHSA-j7jj-r9w2-8q2g 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 @varsityvibe/utils across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for @varsityvibe/utils (version 5.0.6). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging @varsityvibe/utils across your stack and pipelines.

Malicious package

@varsityvibe/utilsnpm

Malicious code in @varsityvibe/utils (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2025-191061

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall @varsityvibe/utils

What this malware does

The package @varsityvibe/utils was found to contain malicious code.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

This package was compromised by the Sha1-Hulud: The Second Coming NPM worm. The malicious payload steals tokens and credentials and publishes them to GitHub. The worm will propogate itself to NPM packages the user owns and establish persistence is a GitHub action. The package may also destroy the user's home directory.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

5.0.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

654ab01db8c5f0607be1567cacd22a9bf3b52e396afd86a860512eb9a25ed0f0

ece199d1c52f71163bdc2c08dfd93c2839cb3e93fad84507ae61cdece9d6ba6c

cf8ee55e5c75cf737b0ec4b83b2a56706df4518146ea131e9de4c52ad33dcd60

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for @varsityvibe/utils (version 5.0.6). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging @varsityvibe/utils across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
@varsityvibe/utils is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If @varsityvibe/utils was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks @varsityvibe/utils before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. @varsityvibe/utils on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 5.0.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-j7jj-r9w2-8q2g

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @varsityvibe/utils-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring