Which versions of req-parmas-valid are malicious?

The following npm versions of req-parmas-valid are flagged malicious: 1.0.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate req-parmas-valid if I installed it?

Remove req-parmas-valid 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 network activity or persistence. Use O3 Security's dependency scanner to confirm the package and its artifacts are fully purged across your stack.

Is req-parmas-valid part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — req-parmas-valid is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-006879 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

Can O3 Security detect req-parmas-valid in my codebase?

Yes. O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, blocking req-parmas-valid and packages like it before any post-install script runs.

Malicious package

req-parmas-validnpm

Malicious code in req-parmas-valid (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-5991

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall req-parmas-valid

What this malware does

Package name req-parmas-valid impersonates the well-known request HTTP client (description copied verbatim as 'Simplified HTTP request client.', bugs.url points at github.com/request/request/issues, README and most source copied from upstream). Bolted onto the copied source is a malicious middleware export (also exposed as reqValidator and the package's default export) which spawns a detached node lib/callers.js child process. lib/callers.js performs an HTTPS GET to https://www.jsonkeeper.com/b/DDC6J (an anonymous, mutable paste host), reads the Cookie field of the JSON response, and evaluates it via new Function.constructor("require", s)(require) — handing the fetched bytes full Node require capability with no integrity check, no pinning, and a payload host completely alien to the package's advertised purpose. Any consumer that imports and uses the middleware (the obvious Express-style API shape) executes arbitrary remote code controlled by whoever currently owns the paste.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

063b7e2667c434784d0b5d2ce333ea700fbc17571da3f5f4fc7d0f03ac406bd0

Frequently asked questions

No. req-parmas-valid on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-006879

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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