Which versions of react-dom-helpers are malicious?

The following npm versions of react-dom-helpers are flagged malicious: 3.3.3. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate react-dom-helpers if I installed it?

react-dom-helpers 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 react-dom-helpers — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If react-dom-helpers 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 react-dom-helpers part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — react-dom-helpers is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-018368 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 react-dom-helpers across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for react-dom-helpers (version 3.3.3).

Malicious package

react-dom-helpersnpm

react-dom-helpers is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-14253) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 3.3.3). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in react-dom-helpers (npm)

MAL-2026-14253

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall react-dom-helpers

What this malware does

Package name typosquats react-dom. On require('react-dom-helpers/client'), client.js decodes a base64-obfuscated Slack bot token and channel ID, enumerates local IPv4 addresses via os.networkInterfaces(), fetches the installer's public IP from api.ipify.org, and POSTs the collected host identifiers to https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage using the hardcoded bearer token. The exfiltration routine is invoked unconditionally at module load. The base64 wrapping of the Slack credential is used to bypass secret scanners.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

3.3.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2fae606be0dbd7c79552511c2553ec9e1d081df1279f0bc85502a6c08c0f17fb

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for react-dom-helpers (version 3.3.3).
If you installed it — respond
react-dom-helpers 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 react-dom-helpers 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. react-dom-helpers on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 3.3.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-018368

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks react-dom-helpers-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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