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Malicious package

serpacksven2npm

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serpacksven2 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-17627) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in serpacksven2 (npm)

MAL-2026-17627
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall serpacksven2

What this malware does

The tarball ships ten identical files with misleading extensions (1.png, client.doc, json.txt, server.doc, for.you.doc,.txt,.txt.1,.txt.2, and an extensionless 'client'), all sharing the same SHA-256 and all containing the same PowerShell script. The script hides its console window and moves it off-screen via SetWindowPos, concatenates roughly 150 base64 chunks, XOR-decodes them, and passes the resulting bytes to System.Reflection.Assembly.Load().Invoke — an in-memory.NET assembly loader characteristic of RAT/stealer stagers. The package has no index.js, no main entry, and no lifecycle scripts, so npm install and require() do not themselves run the loader; the package exists purely to deliver and disguise the staged PowerShell/.NET payload for later execution on the host.

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.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

698338a866ac3c7c579c999f0c37c7aa2508fef1ffe1d1679d83e71d79fc0145
668c23a809283c521b8cee159ca2f57515729e664029b4fa63c1e1fbef1bd9fc

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for serpacksven2 (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    serpacksven2 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If serpacksven2 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. serpacksven2 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-4pg5-wvv5-w7fgIN-MAL-2026-021092

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks serpacksven2-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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serpacksven2 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-17627 | O3 Security