Which versions of @zzzgenesis00/playwrite are malicious?

The following npm versions of @zzzgenesis00/playwrite are flagged malicious: 1.48.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate @zzzgenesis00/playwrite if I installed it?

@zzzgenesis00/playwrite 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 @zzzgenesis00/playwrite — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If @zzzgenesis00/playwrite 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 @zzzgenesis00/playwrite part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — @zzzgenesis00/playwrite is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-011524 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 @zzzgenesis00/playwrite across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @zzzgenesis00/playwrite (version 1.48.0).

Part of a larger attack: @zzzgenesis00 published 22 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

@zzzgenesis00/playwritenpm

Advisory published Aug 5, 2026Updated Aug 5, 2026

@zzzgenesis00/playwrite is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12057) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.48.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @zzzgenesis00/playwrite (npm)

MAL-2026-12057

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall @zzzgenesis00/playwrite

What this malware does

The package @zzzgenesis00/playwrite is a typosquat of playwright. Its exported launch() returns empty stub methods, while postinstall.js (also loaded transitively via index.js) runs on npm install and require. It collects hostname, username, homedir, platform, cwd, node version, npm registry configuration and the output of npm whoami via execSync, and harvests credential-shaped environment variables including NPM_TOKEN, GITHUB_TOKEN, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, DOCKER_PASSWORD, GCLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN and NPM_CONFIG. It enumerates ~/.ssh (id_rsa, id_ed25519, id_ecdsa and.pub files), reads ~/.npmrc and ~/.gitconfig, and scans Chrome, Chromium and Firefox profile directories for Cookies and Login Data. The collected data is JSON-POSTed over HTTPS to the hardcoded Serveo reverse-tunnel host 40f955f39128bd79-178-249-214-24.serveousercontent.com at path /collect, with a 2-second setTimeout delay and a try/catch wrapper commented to keep npm install silent on failure.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.48.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

28a7a4b265a274814769439b7bcc3e03e573308ac72036558815feabfec0c8af

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @zzzgenesis00/playwrite (version 1.48.0).
If you installed it — respond
@zzzgenesis00/playwrite 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 @zzzgenesis00/playwrite 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. @zzzgenesis00/playwrite on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.48.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-011524

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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O3 blocks @zzzgenesis00/playwrite-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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