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Malicious MAL-2026-18445

self-v8

npm package · versions 1.0.0, 2.1.8, 2.1.9, 8.1.9, 8.3.9, 8.5.9, 8.7.9, 8.9.9

Reported Oct 29, 2026 · Updated Nov 2, 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

Malicious package. `self-v8` is an npm package that harvests sensitive data on the victim host and exfiltrates it to an attacker-controlled Discord webhook. Classification: information stealer. The package provides no legitimate functionality, so all published versions are malicious. Full indicators are published at the reference below.

Indicators of compromise

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