Which versions of piclite are malicious?

The following npm versions of piclite are flagged malicious: 1.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate piclite if I installed it?

piclite 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 piclite — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If piclite 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 piclite part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — piclite is associated with the GHSA-m5f9-vqvp-jrvm 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 piclite across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for piclite (version 1.0.1).

Malicious package

piclitenpm

Advisory published Nov 24, 2025Updated Dec 1, 2025

piclite is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-191140) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in piclite (npm)

MAL-2025-191140

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall piclite

What this malware does

The package piclite 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

1.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

298d5c66cb85081f480bec9e5c38bc7c2d419d609714be7346d3bafb0b2525eb

be40575660fe2c82c0fbeb644311661b040a6408d36a9c921c9f026928be10bf

d776815ebc9f644d4e180897c8faecdb8179b86900d868934148989047d6ef55

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for piclite (version 1.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
piclite 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 piclite 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. piclite on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-m5f9-vqvp-jrvm

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks piclite-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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