CVE-2026-45321Malware in 42 @tanstack/* packages exfiltrates cloud credentials, GitHub tokens, and SSH keys

On 2026-05-11, between approximately 19:20 and 19:26 UTC, 84 malicious versions across 42 @tanstack/* packages were published to the npm registry. The publishes were authenticated via the legitimate GitHub Actions OIDC trusted-publisher binding for TanStack/router, but the publish workflow itself was not modified. The attacker chained three known vulnerability classes — a pull_request_target "Pwn Request" misconfiguration, GitHub Actions cache poisoning across the fork↔base trust boundary, and runtime memory extraction of the OIDC token from the Actions runner process — to publish credential-stealing malware under a trusted identity. Each affected package received exactly two malicious versions, published a few minutes apart.

CVSS

9.6 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-506

Known exploited

Added to CISA KEV May 27, 2026; federal remediation due Jun 10, 2026; known ransomware useApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)

1.05% (percentile 64)

Assigned by

GitHub_M

NVD analysis

Analyzed

Record last updated

Aug 4, 2026

First seen by InfoSec Signals

Oct 9, 2026

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