regexp-ts
This report shows the evidence for regexp-ts@2.1.7, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5310 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5310
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in regexp-ts (npm)
Details
regexp-ts masquerades as the pino logger (description, keywords, and `module.exports.pino` export) but is actually a remote-code-execution loader. When a consumer imports the package and invokes its middleware export, index.js unconditionally spawns lib/caller.js as a detached Node process. caller.js performs an HTTP GET to https://jsonkeeper.com/b/U2BTS, takes the `cookie` field of the JSON response, and runs it via `new Function.constructor('require', s)(require)` — executing arbitrary attacker-controlled JavaScript with full Node.js privileges and access to the host's `require`. Additional payload URLs (https://jsonkeeper.com/b/XRGF3 and https://jsonkeeper.com/b/4NAKK) are hidden as base64 strings in lib/const.js under cover names like `DEV_API_KEY`/`DEV_SECRET_KEY` to evade casual review. Because the payload host is a free anonymous JSON paste service, the executed code is mutable at any time without a package update.
## Source: ghsa-malware (33f86b654ba85b8393a661095dbca749a30cc352525fa1712773654a8221e2e3) 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 regexp-ts@2.1.7.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing regexp-ts@2.1.7. 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.
Evidence last updated: .
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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