MAL-2025-47421 Malicious code in @strong-energetic/test-banned-file (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-47421 is a malicious package: @strong-energetic/test-banned-file (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-2025-47421/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-47421/index.md)
- Package
- @strong-energetic/test-banned-file
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2025-47421?
MAL-2025-47421 is a malicious package in @strong-energetic/test-banned-file, published on 17 Sep 2025.
Official description
This package was compromised by the Shai-Hulud NPM worm. The malicious payload
steals tokens and credentials and publishes them to GitHub before propogating
itself to NPM packages the user owns.
What should I do about MAL-2025-47421?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.