tailwindcss-forms-styles
This report shows the evidence for tailwindcss-forms-styles@0.5.1, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the fake Tailwind CSS plugins, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 1mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-17524 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-17524
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in tailwindcss-forms-styles (npm)
Details
The package name tailwindcss-forms-styles mimics the legitimate @tailwindcss/forms plugin, and its src/index.js copies that plugin's code verbatim as cover. Above the cover code, a top-level IIFE joins a ~140-element base64 string array, atob()-decodes it, and eval()s the result. The decoded loader queries public Ethereum RPC/Blockscout endpoints for the most recent transaction sent by hardcoded address 0xa322E5f3D311D3080e6f0121063e9aDC2490Ef1a, parses two IPv4 addresses out of the transaction recipient field, downloads an XOR-encoded JavaScript payload from staging URLs of the form http://<ip>:443/0x/cls and http://<ip>:443/0x/ls, and executes it via eval and a detached spawn('node', ['-e',...]) child process. Because the IIFE runs at module load, any consumer that performs require('tailwindcss-forms-styles') triggers remote code execution on the installer, with the command-and-control endpoint resolved dynamically from the blockchain so the C2 can be rotated without changing the package.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to tailwindcss-forms-styles@0.5.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing tailwindcss-forms-styles@0.5.1. 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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