Malicious Package in angluar-cli

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.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Version 0.0.3 of angluar-cli contains malicious code as a postinstall script. The package is malware designed to take advantage of users making a mistake when typing the name of a module to install. When installed the package attempts to remove files and stop processes related to McAfee antivirus on macOS. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment and verify whether files were deleted and if processes were stopped.

Published by the source

11 Sep 2020, 21:09 UTC

Last modified by the source

9 Jan 2023, 05:04 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:09 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r

Advisory: Malicious Package in angluar-cli
IDs: GHSA-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:09 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 angluar-cli: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls angluar-cli --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 angluar-cli.
- 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-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r (OSV record GHSA-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r lists affected ranges: npm angluar-cli >=0)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r lists affected ranges: npm angluar-cli >=0)

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