Malicious Package Affecting paperclip2 package, versions *
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- published5 Jul 2026
- disclosed4 Jul 2026
Introduced: 4 Jul 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 paperclip2 package.
Overview
paperclip2 is a malicious package.
This package contains malicious code and consists solely of a package.json file, with no JavaScript files present. A one-liner embedded in its postinstall script spawns a reverse shell that connects to a remote host on port 7007.
Users who have installed this package should remove it immediately.