OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-13727 confirms this npm version as malicious. No malicious behavior was identified in the package contents. The package name resembles popular Tailwind-related UI libraries, which can indicate name-confusion risk, but no exfiltration, dropper, silent-relay, credential distribution, or install-time remote code execution was observed in the inspected files...
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OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in tailwind-elements-ui (npm)
Details
No malicious behavior was identified in the package contents. The package name resembles popular Tailwind-related UI libraries, which can indicate name-confusion risk, but no exfiltration, dropper, silent-relay, credential distribution, or install-time remote code execution was observed in the inspected files. Routing to human review so a reviewer can assess name-confusion risk and confirm the package's stated purpose against its contents.
## Source: ghsa-malware (630411d10962acda78d9009d4ce6af7df02639cc3f8785c4c07acdfa06fdca36) 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.
Decision reason
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV confirms tailwind-elements-ui@1.0.1 as malicious (MAL-2026-13727): Malicious code in tailwind-elements-ui (npm)