tailwindcss-forms-ui
This report shows the evidence for tailwindcss-forms-ui@0.5.2, 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 2mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-16295 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-16295
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in tailwindcss-forms-ui (npm)
Details
The package name typosquats @tailwindcss/forms but its main entry src/index.js is a 39 KB obfuscator.io bundle (303-entry rotating string array, hex-named identifiers, control-flow flattening) with no Tailwind/CSS functionality. On require(), the module attaches require and module to global scope, then queries Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoints (eth.publicnode.com, 1rpc.io/eth, eth-mainnet.public.blastapi.io, eth.drpc.org) and Etherscan/Blockscout txlist APIs for transactions from the hardcoded sender address 0xa322E5f39aDC2490EfD311D3080e6f0121063e1a, decompresses the returned transaction data (gzip/deflate/brotli), and passes it to code-construction and node:child_process.spawn sinks. The hardcoded sender's on-chain transactions are a mutable, attacker-controlled payload channel (EtherHiding pattern), granting arbitrary code execution on any installer that require()s the module.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to tailwindcss-forms-ui@0.5.2.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing tailwindcss-forms-ui@0.5.2. 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.
Evidence last updated: .
Source advisory published: .
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