Malicious node-ipc versions published to npm in suspected maintainer account compromise

2026-05-17T20:51:59Z6c68e558141b616d24f63efc7843f5ccd904b61dc803e11b80af597b136cc66c
BunCVE-2026-40478GitHub ActionsMini Shai-HuludOIDC token extractionPyPISLSA Level 3TanStackThymeleafadvisorycache poisoningcredential stealermaintainer account compromisemalicious packagesnode-ipcnpmpatchingrotationsupply chain

What happened

Snyk blog alerts covering multiple active supply-chain compromises and a high-severity template-injection vulnerability. Key incidents: malicious node-ipc npm versions published (suspected maintainer account compromise), the Mini Shai-Hulud worm that compromised 84 npm artifacts (TanStack and others) via GitHub Actions "Pwn Request", cache poisoning and OIDC token extraction—producing builds with valid SLSA Level 3 attestations—and a Bun-based credential-stealer shipped in a malicious lightning PyPI release. Also highlights CVE-2026-40478 (Thymeleaf template injection, CVSS 9.1) with immediate

Why it matters

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6c68e558141b616d24f63efc7843f5ccd904b61dc803e11b80af597b136cc66c
Enrichment time
2026-05-17T20:51:59Z
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