MAL-2025-3542 Malicious code in concurrent-hashmap (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
concurrent-hashmap
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2025-3542?

MAL-2025-3542 is a malicious package in concurrent-hashmap, published on 22 Apr 2025.

Official description

This package runs a post-install script that exfils sensitive data to a attacker-controlled server.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

What should I do about MAL-2025-3542?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gh5h-5v76-xg95.

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