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Malicious package

ts-tweetnaclnpm

Advisory published Updated

ts-tweetnacl is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-247) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.1.3). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in ts-tweetnacl (npm)

MAL-2026-247
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall ts-tweetnacl

What this malware does

The package ts-tweetnacl was found to contain malicious code.

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.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'ts-tweetnacl' @ 0.1.3 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.1.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b973890e15f6ac1525c83a046da3e3f20503a3c32b03759856ac14bad807e5b8
1fc02aaeff144bdf5547d650cfae75b4f8861d765cafa72a8bd01609b8be299b
b8c7022964715c8d5771f3663406b7b80018244bca155ecad7064ba3d2b2ce5e

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for ts-tweetnacl (version 0.1.3).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove ts-tweetnacl 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 ts-tweetnacl 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. ts-tweetnacl on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-vj23-9g2p-fvww

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks ts-tweetnacl-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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