Malicious Package Affecting chrono_anchor package, versions *
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Exploit Maturity
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Attacked
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- published12 Mar 2026
- disclosed10 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 10 Mar 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 chrono_anchor package.
Overview
chrono_anchor is a malicious package.
through the chrono_anchor process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive environment variables by exfiltrating .env files to a remote server impersonating a legitimate service.