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Malicious package

arlo-meeting-assistant-backendnpm

Advisory published Updated

arlo-meeting-assistant-backend is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-2867) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 99.99.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in arlo-meeting-assistant-backend (npm)

MAL-2026-2867
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall arlo-meeting-assistant-backend

What this malware does

The package arlo-meeting-assistant-backend was found to contain malicious code.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'arlo-meeting-assistant-backend' @ 99.99.1 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
99.99.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a5f81fa886f0a4b61383fb0be2bab79f2dae595eecd845a065a67cd9d57bf636
842ae675e3d076ecc89e2697ee378f503945bae268487584277cd92a93ec44fe

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for arlo-meeting-assistant-backend (version 99.99.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove arlo-meeting-assistant-backend from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If arlo-meeting-assistant-backend 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. arlo-meeting-assistant-backend on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 99.99.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks arlo-meeting-assistant-backend-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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arlo-meeting-assistant-backend (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-2867 | O3 Security