GHSA-6879-xr95-5gf4
CRITICALGHSA-6879-xr95-5gf4 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in malicious-do-not-install. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-6879-xr95-5gf4 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Malicious Package in malicious-do-not-install
Real-World Exposure
malicious-do-not-installReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects npm packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
All versions of malicious-do-not-install contain malicious code. The package copies the contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow to files in the local /tmp/ folder.
Recommendation
Remove the package from your environment and rotate affected credentials.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | malicious-do-not-install | ≥ 0.0.0 | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for malicious-do-not-install. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of malicious-do-not-install has shipped for GHSA-6879-xr95-5gf4 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-6879-xr95-5gf4 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-6879-xr95-5gf4. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-6879-xr95-5gf4 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-6879-xr95-5gf4 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.