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Malicious package

tailwindcssssnpm

Advisory published Updated

tailwindcssss is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-11393) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 0.2.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in tailwindcssss (npm)

MAL-2026-11393
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall tailwindcssss

What this malware does

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

20 flagged
0.2.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.1.01.1.11.2.01.3.01.3.11.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.6.01.7.01.8.01.8.11.9.01.10.01.11.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

0da18df9b0c152f27cf8431c3ac342f3dd15d7a94ade13a40a7ee7dfcba1614d
d841150ec2e56b92051b0a0b8e3a24a84ac0761ba17a1fdb228b6f44d3d7a763
349c524c8dd37769bbf48f92841689adc3d8a27789ad94c154ba2515792e9119

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for tailwindcssss (20 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove tailwindcssss 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 tailwindcssss 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. tailwindcssss on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.2.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, and 12 more flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-9x5x-r7x3-737hRLMA-2026-06518RLUA-2026-10796

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks tailwindcssss-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.

Explore

tailwindcssss (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-11393 | O3 Security