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Malicious package

cwannernpm

Advisory published Updated

cwanner is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-191572) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 9.2.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in cwanner (npm)

MAL-2025-191572
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall cwanner

What this malware does

The package cwanner was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
9.2.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

83cbfc5ae74da819614d4aa3c2766a9ba03677afa884d88cf430f500f6c32230
b802af5dc124ecff02d4bd0f8cb34612fa149151e1dea636d8235762f0e8c7ce
a46373bd0ee89096e161239acb1c60fa172e64df7d4e8897977bc2aa3581316e
44eb34a89a5869bd2f714348e5e484a191c56d816055b5a4b8a5b5d334e5309c

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for cwanner (version 9.2.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove cwanner 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 cwanner 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. cwanner on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 9.2.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-05713RLUA-2025-06106RLUA-2026-01229

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks cwanner-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.

Explore

cwanner (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-191572 | O3 Security