eslint-helper
This report shows the evidence for eslint-helper@4.0.2. 2 of 2 known versions are blocked or flagged. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6187 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6187
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in eslint-helper (npm)
Details
Package masquerades as an ESLint utility but contains no lint-related code. The exported from_str() recursively walks process.cwd() searching for secret-bearing files (.env, config.toml, Config.toml, config.json, env, id.json) and POSTs each file's contents to a hardcoded, base64-obfuscated endpoint at https://vercel-backend-five-vert.vercel.app/api/v1. A helper _gsh() additionally reads ~/.bash_history, ~/.zsh_history, fish history, and PowerShell PSReadLine ConsoleHost_history.txt, and shells out via execSync("bash -c history") and execSync("zsh -c 'fc -l -1000'") to dump in-memory shell history, then ships each to the same endpoint. All sensitive strings (target filenames, exfil URL, HTTP headers, USER env var name) are base64-obfuscated and decoded at module load via a decodeStr helper, indicating intentional evasion. Any project that requires this package and invokes from_str (or runs the shipped test.js) will leak credentials and shell history to the attacker.
## Source: ghsa-malware (a12235e67c9b0720356aa892ed51f2256ef30f7eb599f45b8d50eb9191aedd36) 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 eslint-helper@4.0.2.
The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 2 recorded versions
4.0.1, 4.0.2
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing eslint-helper@4.0.2. 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: .
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