Embedded Malicious Code Affecting @common-stack/generate-plugin package, versions =9.0.2-alpha.21=9.0.2-alpha.22=9.0.2-alpha.23=9.0.2-alpha.24
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Snyk has reported that there have been attempts or successful attacks targeting this vulnerability.
Attacked
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- published22 May 2026
- disclosed20 May 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 20 May 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 @common-stack/generate-plugin package.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that conceals an obfuscated payload designed to steal developer credentials during the package installation. The malicious versions are still available on the official package manager.
Malware Behaviour
The attack relies on the malicious payload in postcss.config.js file that pulls the second-stage payload from Tron blockchain.