MAL-2025-4079 Malicious code in frau-hoster (npm)
- Package
- frau-hoster
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2025-4079?
MAL-2025-4079 is a malicious package in frau-hoster, published on 12 May 2025.
Official description
This packages collect system information and attempt to send it to remote servers, details include hostname, OS, IP address, username and current working directory.
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-2025-4079?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4h4-9gx8-wh29.