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Malicious package

framework-zeronpm

Advisory published Updated

framework-zero is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-15500) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 45.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in framework-zero (npm)

MAL-2026-15500
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall framework-zero

What this malware does

package.json line 11 declares a dependency whose source is the bare HTTPS URL https://repo.securityctrl.com/framework-zero instead of a registry version range. On npm install this URL is fetched and installed, running any lifecycle scripts in the returned tarball, with no version pin and no integrity check. The dependency key equals the package's own name (framework-zero), a dependency-confusion shape where the manifest itself is the delivery mechanism, and the pinned version 45.0.0 is implausibly high for the name — consistent with a resolution-winning squat against an internal package. The host repo.securityctrl.com is unrelated to any npm registry and can serve arbitrary content that changes at any time after publish.

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.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
45.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

bfa0b9f3bb077648bf715ae13565ed44e67471548c98861bd5fb4d9472a3223b
728e00cb590b756f49a137b063e5c811130548c41650aedfd8af2c793fb307a0

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for framework-zero (version 45.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove framework-zero 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 framework-zero 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. framework-zero on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 45.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-019086GHSA-c583-7r3r-x2p8

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks framework-zero-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

framework-zero (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-15500 | O3 Security