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Critical, CVSS 9.8amended

Malicious Package in rqeuest

GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7

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.

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Affected packages

  • npm rqeuest

    Affected
    every version
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

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.

All versions of rqeuest typosquatted a popular package of similar name and tracked users who had installed the incorrect package. The package uploaded information to a remote server including: name of the downloaded package, name of the intended package, the Node version and whether the process was running as sudo. There is no further compromise. Recommendation Remove the package from your dependencies and always ensure package names are typed correctly upon installation.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7

Advisory: Malicious Package in rqeuest
IDs: GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-pj97-j597-ppm7 (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 rqeuest: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls rqeuest --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 rqeuest.
- 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-pj97-j597-ppm7 (OSV record GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7 lists affected ranges: npm rqeuest >=0)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7 lists affected ranges: npm rqeuest >=0)

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