Malicious Package in rimrafall
What to do
Vendor response not established. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check back for a fix.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
npm rimrafall
- Affected
- every version
- Fixed in
- no fixed version recorded
Sources
- Open Source Vulnerabilities (OSV.dev), including the GitHub Advisory Database
OSV record GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq lists affected ranges: npm rimrafall >=0
VerifiedObserved Structured OSV record; GitHub-reviewed advisory.
- GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq lists affected ranges: npm rimrafall >=0
VerifiedObserved Structured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS
- 9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
Version 1.0.0 of rimrafall contains malicious code as a preinstall script. The package attempts to remove all files in the system's root folder. Recommendation If you installed this package it is likely your machine was erased. If not, remove the package from your system and verify if any files were deleted.
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 2 · amended ·
Amended from ghsa record GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from osv record GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq
Agent brief
Preview the exact text before you copy it. Commands are read-only suggestions; review them before running anything.
# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq Advisory: Malicious Package in rimrafall IDs: GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-8hq2-fcqm-39hq (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - npm rimrafall: affected every version ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - `npm ls rimrafall --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`. ## Supported action No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on rimrafall. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq (OSV record GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq lists affected ranges: npm rimrafall >=0) - Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-8hq2-fcqm-39hq lists affected ranges: npm rimrafall >=0) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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