Malicious Package Affecting @apiwizards/api-client package, versions *
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- published17 Jun 2026
- disclosed13 Jun 2026
- creditosj
Introduced: 13 Jun 2026
New Malicious CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-506 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Avoid using all malicious instances of the @apiwizards/api-client package.
Overview
@apiwizards/api-client is a malicious package.
that installs "socket io" as a remote access trojan (RAT), then fetch a second-stage payload (0001.dat) from the same command-and-control (C2) server and execute it. The C2 is linked to FAMOUS CHOLLIMA, a North Korean (DPRK) group behind the "Contagious Interview" campaign.