tw-theme-kitnpm
tw-theme-kit is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-5935) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.1, 1.1.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in tw-theme-kit (npm)
What this malware does
The published entrypoints dist/index.cjs and dist/runtime.cjs contain an injected IIFE that assigns global.r = require and global.m = module, tags the host with campaign id 'A6-Orion-271', uses a string-shuffle helper to reconstruct the identifier 'constructor', then invokes Function() on a deshuffled obfuscated blob and immediately calls the resulting function. Any consumer that does require('tw-theme-kit') or import 'tw-theme-kit/runtime' triggers attacker-controlled code at load time with full Node capabilities (fs, child_process, net) exposed via the globals. This behavior is unrelated to the package's stated purpose (a Tailwind theme plugin) and matches the fingerprint of the 'Orion' obfuscated-loader campaign. The.mjs builds and source-maps embed the same obfuscated literal, so no entrypoint is safe.
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
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for tw-theme-kit (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging tw-theme-kit across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
Remove tw-theme-kit 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.
Did it already run?
If tw-theme-kit was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks tw-theme-kit before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.
Frequently asked questions
Campaign
References
Credits
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks tw-theme-kit-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.