Which versions of devstart-cli are malicious?

The following npm versions of devstart-cli are flagged malicious: 1.0.6. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate devstart-cli if I installed it?

devstart-cli 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 devstart-cli — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If devstart-cli 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 devstart-cli part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — devstart-cli is associated with the GHSA-4r7j-94m6-xcmg 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 devstart-cli across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for devstart-cli (version 1.0.6).

Malicious package

devstart-clinpm

Advisory published Nov 24, 2025Updated Nov 26, 2025

devstart-cli is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-190768) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.6). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in devstart-cli (npm)

MAL-2025-190768

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall devstart-cli

What this malware does

The package devstart-cli 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

1.0.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

54539cce13f7aae0398b444bd30638c4e74ef9546c180e0bfb778aa00be08a30

9f231d9b0651ac7f2fb06d9936228b85a858023ac4f8b505f6bcf63ac5d661a5

2eee451db01697900f23b16ca878aaafc22b3dac3e402568e48896aa3caec1a1

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for devstart-cli (version 1.0.6).
If you installed it — respond
devstart-cli 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 devstart-cli 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. devstart-cli on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-4r7j-94m6-xcmg

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks devstart-cli-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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