CVE-2025-54313: eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, synckit, @pkgr/core, napi-postinstall have embedded malicious code
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eslint-config-prettier 8.10.1, 9.1.1, 10.1.6, and 10.1.7 has embedded malicious code for a supply chain compromise. Installing an affected package executes an install.js file that launches the node-gyp.dll malware on Windows.
References
- checkmarx.com/zero-post/supply-chain-phishing-campaign-drops-more-malware-into-npm-got-fetch-5-1
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335
- github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions/6115
- github.com/prettier/eslint-config-prettier
- github.com/prettier/eslint-config-prettier/commit/9b0b0a47ec28a7a83cf65e8436a8776910379385
- github.com/prettier/eslint-config-prettier/issues/339
- github.com/prettier/eslint-plugin-prettier/commit/ec39dd4400f10c52d10cd991c10fa8de51ceb854
- github.com/un-ts/napi-postinstall/commit/38b4e95cf554e2549b9e1e2c4ff6bff4da9a65f9
- github.com/un-ts/pkgr/commit/e1420c99e44d8a2ae949381f9fbe1af5ba9cb1dd
- github.com/un-ts/synckit/commit/8f2ee32d4f75736a1c8d7e1101190a71e48909e4
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44608811
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44609732
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54313
- secure.software/npm/packages/got-fetch
- socket.dev/blog/npm-phishing-campaign-leads-to-prettier-tooling-packages-compromise
- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-npm-linter-packages-hijacked-via-phishing-to-drop-malware
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54313
- www.endorlabs.com/learn/cve-2025-54313-eslint-config-prettier-compromise----high-severity-but-windows-only
- www.npmjs.com/package/eslint-config-prettier?activeTab=versions
- www.stepsecurity.io/blog/supply-chain-security-alert-eslint-config-prettier-package-shows-signs-of-compromise
Code Behaviors & Features
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