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Malicious MAL-2026-13727 GHSA-mmpq-4w6p-rwg2

tailwind-elements-ui

npm package · versions 1.0.1

Reported Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 11, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: amazon-inspector (75f8605cff87e89b9f1a50c65fc27af278335cf414a8b4fb52ea4090e9fdd71b)
No malicious behavior was identified in the package contents. The package name resembles popular Tailwind-related UI libraries, which can indicate name-confusion risk, but no exfiltration, dropper, silent-relay, credential distribution, or install-time remote code execution was observed in the inspected files. Routing to human review so a reviewer can assess name-confusion risk and confirm the package's stated purpose against its contents.

Source: ghsa-malware (630411d10962acda78d9009d4ce6af7df02639cc3f8785c4c07acdfa06fdca36)
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 to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.