GHSA-38hx-3542-8fh3CriticalDisclosed before NVD

Malicious code in `electorn`

Published
October 1, 2020
Last Modified
January 9, 2023

📋 Description

npm packages loadyaml and electorn were removed from the npm registry for containing malicious code. Upon installation the package runs a preinstall script that writes a public comment on GitHub containing the following information:

  • IP and IP-based geolocation
  • home directory name
  • local username

The malicious packages have been removed from the npm registry and the leaked content removed from GitHub.

🎯 Affected products1

  • npm/electorn:<= 10.0.0

🔗 References (2)