richtext-editor-ui
This report shows the evidence for richtext-editor-ui@1.0.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5852 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5852
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in richtext-editor-ui (npm)
Details
On `npm install`, postinstall.js base64-decodes a hardcoded URL (https://www.jsonkeeper.com/b/7EBZP), fetches its body via axios, and pipes the response into a detached, unref'd `node` child process through stdin — running arbitrary attacker-supplied JavaScript on the installer's machine without consent. The URL constant is misleadingly named `DEV_API_KEY` to disguise its purpose, and jsonkeeper.com is an anonymous mutable paste host where the served payload can be changed at any time. The package metadata also does not match its name: description, keywords (`lambda`, `publish`, `compose`, `modular`), and an index.js error message referencing 'theta' indicate the package is a lure published under a richtext-editor-shaped name to attract installs unrelated to its real behavior.
## Source: ghsa-malware (cee2cf9a14eccb5f263c23441ee102710afc9d1d24e73bdda0156e3ab002bb6b) 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 richtext-editor-ui@1.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing richtext-editor-ui@1.0.0. 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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