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Malicious package

pnpm-workspacesnpm

Malicious code in pnpm-workspaces (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-2668
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall pnpm-workspaces

What this malware does

The package pnpm-workspaces was found to contain malicious code.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'pnpm-workspaces' @ 1000.0.3 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1000.0.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a8175a27dd6e4bd1d1f633557e7292b8ec32858756d638b1056764dab0372b6a
19d252b93a40f90995892530ecd34dc35e9ec7e5b741cb02416fd3dde3e082d8

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for pnpm-workspaces (version 1000.0.3). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pnpm-workspaces across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pnpm-workspaces 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 pnpm-workspaces 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 pnpm-workspaces 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. pnpm-workspaces on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1000.0.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pnpm-workspaces-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.

pnpm-workspaces (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-2668 | O3 Security