Critical

Malicious Package in cicada-render

  • Disclosed: 03.09.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

All versions of cicada-render contain malicious code. The package uploads system information to a remote server, downloads a file and executes it.

Recommendation

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.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package cicada-render >= 0.0.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-506
Platform
npm
Package
cicada-render
Disclosed
03.09.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6m6m-j2hm-pxrg - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: cicada-render

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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