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Malicious code in period-newline (npm)

GHSA-39vr-m6q2-vq5c

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Affected packages

  • npm period-newline

    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
not scored
EPSS
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Malicious npm package published by threat actor "ryanmccollum1" impersonating a benign text-formatting utility. Part of the same supply chain attack campaign as redeem-onchain-sdk, which collects SSH keys, AWS credentials, .npmrc tokens, Docker auth, Chrome saved logins, .env files, and git history, exfiltrating over a raw TCP socket to an AWS-hosted C2. Published by threat actor "ryanmccollum1" as part of the same campaign as redeem-onchain-sdk. --- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_

Source: amazon-inspector (8767021a9be7ca72d7ce96c66b0908ab5750ac7e7e9e6e1d4dab952d5f3028f9) The package period-newline was found to contain malicious code.

Source: ghsa-malware (73d17e552958683be0e4ebc1e32adcfb357993bbd6ee2f0555431b910517758e) 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…

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  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record MAL-2026-3181

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-39vr-m6q2-vq5c

Advisory: Malicious code in period-newline (npm)
IDs: GHSA-39vr-m6q2-vq5c
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-3181 (revision 1, source checked 11 Nov 2026, 06:00 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 period-newline: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls period-newline --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 period-newline.
- 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-2026-3181 (OSV record MAL-2026-3181 lists affected ranges: npm period-newline >=0)

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