Which versions of react-error-lint are malicious?

The following npm versions of react-error-lint are flagged malicious: 1.1.6. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate react-error-lint if I installed it?

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

I already installed react-error-lint — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If react-error-lint 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-error-lint part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — react-error-lint is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-007012 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-error-lint across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for react-error-lint (version 1.1.6).

Malicious package

react-error-lintnpm

Advisory published Jun 18, 2026Updated Jun 18, 2026

react-error-lint is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-6137) that typosquats a legitimate package to trick installs (malicious version 1.1.6). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in react-error-lint (npm)

MAL-2026-6137

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall react-error-lint

What this malware does

Package name and README impersonate the popular react-error-boundary library (advertising an ErrorBoundary export, citing bvaughn and kentcdodds.com), but index.js exports unrelated helpers setDefaultModule and buildoptimize. The buildoptimize function issues an HTTP request to the hardcoded URL https://vercel-node-rouge-beta.vercel.app/icons/23 and passes the response body to eval(JSON.parse(b)) with no integrity check. Any caller that invokes buildoptimize() runs whatever JavaScript the attacker-controlled Vercel preview endpoint returns at that moment, granting remote code execution on the installer's machine. The advertised ErrorBoundary API does not exist, confirming the package is a lure rather than a misnamed legitimate library.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.1.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a084c9e71eac856bf1a1fec025773cc561f9f6677c187d60e055b89c73d846b9

Detection & response playbook

Typosquat

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for react-error-lint (version 1.1.6).
If you installed it — respond
react-error-lint is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove react-error-lint, 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 react-error-lint 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-error-lint on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.1.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-007012

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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O3 blocks react-error-lint-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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