Malicious code in transform-regexp-constructors (npm)
The package 'transform-regexp-constructors' is part of the PhantomRaven supply chain attack campaign (Wave 3). It uses a Remote Dynamic Dependency (RDD) technique: the published package appears benign but includes a URL-based dependency in package.json pointing to an attacker-controlled C2 server (package.storeartifacts.com). During npm install, npm automatically fetches a malicious tarball from the C2. The tarball preinstall hook executes a 259-line payload that harvests developer emails from .gitconfig, .npmrc, and environment variables; collects CI/CD tokens from GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and CircleCI; fingerprints the host system; and exfiltrates all data to http://package.storeartifacts.com/npm.php via redundant HTTP GET, POST, and WebSocket channels with no visible terminal output. The campaign was first disclosed by Koi Security in October 2025 (Wave 1) and extended across Waves 2-4 between November 2025 and February 2026. Full analysis: https://www.endorlabs.com/learn/return-of-phantomraven
Any developer or CI/CD system that installed this package should be considered compromised. All secrets, tokens, and credentials accessible from that environment should be rotated immediately from a separate, unaffected machine.
The package transform-regexp-constructors was found to contain malicious code.
MAL-2026-3125 is recorded against 1 package.
Published on 16 March 2026 and last revised on 30 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
Domains: package.storeartifacts.com
URLs: http://package.storeartifacts.com/npm.php
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| transform-regexp-constructors | — | — |
References
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