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Malicious package

log-format-threadnpm

log-format-thread is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-6848) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in log-format-thread (npm)

MAL-2026-6848
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall log-format-thread

What this malware does

Package advertises itself as a log formatter but exposes an undocumented threadContent option on createLogger() that is forwarded to a worker thread which compiles and executes it via new Function('require', payload)(require) (src/worker.js lines 5-7, triggered from src/index.js lines 148-151). The eval only runs against a payload the caller explicitly supplies, so installing or requiring the package does not by itself execute attacker-controlled code, and there are no install hooks, no remote fetches, no credential reads, and no outbound exfiltration. However, the feature is undocumented in the README, is shaped like a backdoor primitive rather than logging functionality, and the package also pulls in axios and request despite the README claiming 'Zero dependencies'. Consumers who pass user-controlled or otherwise untrusted data into threadContent would expose their application to arbitrary code execution. Routing to human review so a maintainer can decide whether to publish a public advisory about the undocumented eval surface and the dependency mismatch.

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

2 flagged
1.0.01.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

336e8b05b5d99a33aed734a8bc6940554d865ad279346612362782f4cded5ff3
778c35bb8086ee3d81fc8c882aa7e47144695564bc017c2fc71022695b47601d
6e034e855661cc792a14908c613b0d3ae31917a99927ddf0db29b1ae173df0cd

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for log-format-thread (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging log-format-thread across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    log-format-thread 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If log-format-thread was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks log-format-thread before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. log-format-thread on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-fw7h-6mmw-4jjrIN-MAL-2026-008902IN-MAL-2026-009425

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks log-format-thread-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Explore

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