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Malicious package

node-loggerxnpm

Advisory published Updated

node-loggerx is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-6366) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 0.3.0, 0.3.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in node-loggerx (npm)

MAL-2025-6366
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall node-loggerx

What this malware does

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
0.3.00.3.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

25f40908b2a7b04409b374e0ebaa8c64795147e55c355bdc0c3d3d783d5180e0
1f5e13ecea9440e00a25466155d1a5f3aca6228b16544177167a7e3b9ddfe971
20d9a088e1b9329e9ea64439bd3c989ca2ba33007c010ff634209d2f594592fa
8f27a4f121d3a300dab37f738f255a73b9879a71525904f85649869670bcf812

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for node-loggerx (2 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove node-loggerx 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 node-loggerx 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. node-loggerx on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.3.0, 0.3.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-q4v8-f945-hgp2RLMA-2025-04610RLUA-2025-05894

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks node-loggerx-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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