OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-11016 confirms this npm version as malicious. The package vantora@1.0.0 (6 files) exhibits no observable supply-chain attack behavior. There are no lifecycle scripts fetching or executing remote content, no reads of installer secret paths (~/.aws, ~/.ssh, ~/.npmrc, browser profile stores), no hardcoded exfiltration endpoints, no obfuscated payloads, no credential distribution, and no backdoor or self-propagation mechanics...
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in vantora (npm)
Details
The package vantora@1.0.0 (6 files) exhibits no observable supply-chain attack behavior. There are no lifecycle scripts fetching or executing remote content, no reads of installer secret paths (~/.aws, ~/.ssh, ~/.npmrc, browser profile stores), no hardcoded exfiltration endpoints, no obfuscated payloads, no credential distribution, and no backdoor or self-propagation mechanics. No evidence of an installer-side attacker benefit or install/import-time destructive action is present.
## Source: ghsa-malware (530a2162909707ce34212e910d9a625ad0a4a6a746a7a48f5e3f3523b3b3df23) 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 vantora@1.0.1 as malicious (MAL-2026-11016): Malicious code in vantora (npm)