MAL-2026-6885 Malicious code in tailstyle-core (npm)
- Package
- tailstyle-core
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-6885?
MAL-2026-6885 is a malicious package in tailstyle-core, published on 6 Jul 2026.
Official description
No suspicious behaviors were observed in this package version. There are no lifecycle scripts performing remote fetches, no obfuscated payloads, no environment or credential reads, no hardcoded outbound network destinations, and no other indicators of installer-side harm.
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-2026-6885?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6wvg-r7v4-jm68.