MAL-2025-42142 Malicious code in brave-real-launcher (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-42142 is a malicious package: brave-real-launcher (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-42142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-42142/index.md)
- Package
- brave-real-launcher
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2025-42142?
MAL-2025-42142 is a malicious package in brave-real-launcher, published on 4 Sep 2025.
Official description
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'brave-real-launcher' @ 1.0.10 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
What should I do about MAL-2025-42142?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.