MAL-2026-18350 Malicious code in ccsseecc-form-validator (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
ccsseecc-form-validator
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-18350?

MAL-2026-18350 is a malicious package in ccsseecc-form-validator, published on 27 Oct 2026.

Official description

Package ccsseecc-form-validator at version 0.0.0-stage contains two files with no detected install-time scripts, no network exfiltration code, no credential access patterns, and no obfuscated payloads. The version suffix and minimal file count are consistent with a placeholder or staging publish rather than a functional library.

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-2026-18350?

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

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h5wr-j55v-8m79.

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