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Malicious package

web3-commonnpm

Malicious code in web3-common (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-3718
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall web3-common

What this malware does

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'web3-common' @ 1.0.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.0.02.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2e42f568897d9af194eb75275059455c99b369456b0c8e0ffe13e7f32be839e6
3836db7823a256da056db8f8cef16f8b4e4f62c9c6f21c99e16e3d8c0ef9a587

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for web3-common (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging web3-common across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove web3-common 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 web3-common 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks web3-common 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

No. web3-common on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 2.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks web3-common-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.

web3-common (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-3718 | O3 Security