Which versions of normalize-path-seq are malicious?

The following npm versions of normalize-path-seq are flagged malicious: 3.8.9. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate normalize-path-seq if I installed it?

normalize-path-seq is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove normalize-path-seq, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.

I already installed normalize-path-seq — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If normalize-path-seq 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.

Is normalize-path-seq part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — normalize-path-seq is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-004738, GHSA-74x9-35vr-vx9c 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 normalize-path-seq across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for normalize-path-seq (version 3.8.9). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging normalize-path-seq across your stack and pipelines.

Malicious package

normalize-path-seqnpm

normalize-path-seq is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-4622) that typosquats a legitimate package to trick installs (malicious version 3.8.9). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in normalize-path-seq (npm)

MAL-2026-4622

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall normalize-path-seq

What this malware does

On require, index.js invokes initPlugin() at the module top level, which performs an HTTPS GET to https://jsonkeeper.com/b/VL3WY, parses the response JSON, and passes the 'cookie' field to new Function.constructor('require', body)(require). This compiles attacker-controlled JavaScript and invokes it with the installer's require, granting arbitrary code execution with full Node.js privileges on every import. The payload host (jsonkeeper.com) is an anonymous paste service whose contents are mutable, so the executed code can change at any time without a package update. The package is also a typosquat of the widely-installed normalize-path: it impersonates the original author (Jon Schlinkert) in package.json and mimics the normalizePath API surface to lure consumers who mistype the dependency name.

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

3.8.9

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

048493f47bc6a8b0a61c93d14a9bfbbe5edd77baff2d2423870e3cc8b7099b0a

72df791955fa3a6c17ed65991ceb827e6f5c82846699195e5c809c8000337a8a

Detection & response playbook

Typosquat

Find it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for normalize-path-seq (version 3.8.9). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging normalize-path-seq across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
normalize-path-seq is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove normalize-path-seq, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.
Did it already run?
If normalize-path-seq 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks normalize-path-seq 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. normalize-path-seq on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 3.8.9 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-004738GHSA-74x9-35vr-vx9c

References

Credits

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O3 blocks normalize-path-seq-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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