clsx-tailwind
This report shows the evidence for clsx-tailwind@1.0.1, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5625 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5625
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in clsx-tailwind (npm)
Details
Package advertises a trivial Tailwind class-name merger (a 5-line `cn()` helper) but its main entry `dist/index.js` unconditionally requires `dist/lib/lib.min.js`, which runs at import time. That file (a) assigns `require` and `module` onto the global object so subsequently-evaluated code can resolve modules without containing literal `require`/`module` tokens, (b) reconstructs method names and an executable body via a hand-rolled string-shuffle decoder (`YWG`), and (c) resolves `YWG[OSN]` to `Function.constructor` and immediately invokes it on the decoded blob, evaluating obfuscated code on every consumer's `require('clsx-tailwind')`. The combination of heavy string-shuffle obfuscation, dynamic `Function()` evaluation of the decoded output, leaking `require`/`module` to the global namespace, and a payload entirely unrelated to the package's advertised purpose is the canonical malicious-payload shape. Any process that imports this package executes attacker-controlled code with the privileges of the host application.
## Source: ghsa-malware (25973e59fcbbe092c0fd9d1f868fb37c1b1492fb830a534806e51bbbc795935c) 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.
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to clsx-tailwind@1.0.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing clsx-tailwind@1.0.1. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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Source advisory published: .
This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.
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