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

2026-05-16T08:52:01Zc1ec7ed5cae3f9c2edced9e284134a4e19fa2c66d3aa7d61ee54db6aeff64980
BunCVE-2026-40478GitHub ActionsMini Shai-HuludOIDCPyPISLSAcache-poisoningcredential-stealerincident-responsemaintainer-compromisemalwarenode-ipcnpmpatchingsupply-chaintanstackthymeleaf

What happened

Snyk published multiple incidents in May 2026 describing active supply‑chain and malware campaigns across npm and PyPI plus a high‑severity template injection CVE. Key events: malicious node-ipc versions were published to npm (suspected maintainer account compromise, May 14–15); the “Mini Shai‑Hulud” worm compromised 84 npm artifacts across 42 @tanstack/* packages (and related namespaces) via a chained GitHub Actions "Pwn Request", cache poisoning and OIDC token extraction from runner memory — notably producing valid SLSA Build Level 3 attestations (May 11); a malicious lightning PyPI release含

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
snyk_blog
Record identifier
c1ec7ed5cae3f9c2edced9e284134a4e19fa2c66d3aa7d61ee54db6aeff64980
Enrichment time
2026-05-16T08:52:01Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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