Malicious code in @tableau__catalog-messages/database_lower (npm)

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

not scored

EPSS

No dated EPSS signal available.

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Source: amazon-inspector (c5dccfd38a9044fa0a913f89d7e3524165214f08cd62e40f8904682ca1fae10b) The package contains two files and no static or traced indicators of installer-side harm. No lifecycle scripts fetching or executing remote content, no reads of installer secret paths (such as ~/.aws, ~/.ssh, ~/.npmrc), no environment-variable scraping, no hardcoded attacker destinations, and no silent-relay or backdoor mechanisms were observed. The scope and name shape are consistent with an internal/staging Tableau publication rather than attack infrastructure.

Source: ghsa-malware (755687d1042a1794f9f9d2ff5eb4b1ec0036fa2b85723d923b934387baf4ee56) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given…

Published by the source

9 Apr 2026, 08:55 UTC

Last modified by the source

29 Oct 2026, 14:30 UTC

Source last checked

30 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 30 Oct 2026

   Amended from osv record MAL-2026-2866

2. Revision 1 · created · 28 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record MAL-2026-2866

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-wmfr-2pvv-wmf3

Advisory: Malicious code in @tableau__catalog-messages/database_lower (npm)
IDs: GHSA-wmfr-2pvv-wmf3
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-2866 (revision 2, source checked 30 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
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 @tableau__catalog-messages/database_lower: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls @tableau__catalog-messages/database_lower --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 @tableau__catalog-messages/database_lower.
- 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/MAL-2026-2866 (OSV record MAL-2026-2866 lists affected ranges: npm @tableau__catalog-messages/database_lower >=0)

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