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Malicious package

web-nbq6lxnpm

Advisory published Updated

web-nbq6lx is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-191601) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in web-nbq6lx (npm)

MAL-2025-191601
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall web-nbq6lx

What this malware does

The package web-nbq6lx was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

eea338de7aa9db110123e1930a9d535ef53ed87ec88b7ccfca3e1b37575f021d
8ccf5295ee0874e2f3ca38f3477ff9d06518c7291910663851122f2774d0c481

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for web-nbq6lx (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove web-nbq6lx 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 web-nbq6lx 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. web-nbq6lx 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

RLMA-2025-05999

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks web-nbq6lx-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

web-nbq6lx (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-191601 | O3 Security