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Malicious package

devplatform-spa-plugin-thermostatnpm

Advisory published Updated

devplatform-spa-plugin-thermostat is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12782) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 35.9.9). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in devplatform-spa-plugin-thermostat (npm)

MAL-2026-12782
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall devplatform-spa-plugin-thermostat

What this malware does

On require, index.js loads compat.js which selects a per-platform payload path, downloads a binary over HTTPS from rotating Cloudflare Workers subdomains under oob-worker.cfNNN-XXX.workers.dev (host strings reassembled from split arrays such as ["oob-worker.cf100-416.","work","er","s.","dev"].join("")) with a DNS-TXT base64-chunk fallback under *.dl.wel1.ru, writes it to /var/tmp or %TEMP% under masquerading names (dotnet_diag<rand>.exe,.cache_<rand>,.analytics_state), chmods 0755, and spawns it detached via /bin/sh -c or cmd.exe. No hash or signature verification is performed. Additional obfuscation reconstructs the child_process require via 'child_' + 'process' concatenation. The package is published as a 'thermostat SPA plugin' but the fetched binary and infrastructure have no relation to that stated purpose.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
35.9.9

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

fe54d9f541a205ad779acf3da6216c85ec0e20b6a502aaff03dc88b7cf2d85c7

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for devplatform-spa-plugin-thermostat (version 35.9.9).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove devplatform-spa-plugin-thermostat 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 devplatform-spa-plugin-thermostat 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. devplatform-spa-plugin-thermostat on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 35.9.9 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-014991

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks devplatform-spa-plugin-thermostat-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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