CVE-2025-54313: Prettier eslint-config-prettier Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name: Prettier eslint-config-prettier Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Vendor: Prettier
Product: eslint-config-prettier
Added to the catalog: 2026-01-22
Due date for US federal agencies: 2026-02-12
Weaknesses: CWE-506
Catalog version: 2026.10.30

Prettier eslint-config-prettier contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability. Installing an affected package executes an install.js file that launches the node-gyp.dll malware on Windows.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

Read on 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z under licence cisa-kev-cc0@b0067899 from https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

NVD analysis

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2025-07-19T17:15:23.733
Last modified: 2026-06-17T09:39:49.897
Weaknesses: CWE-506

eslint-config-prettier 8.10.1, 9.1.1, 10.1.6, and 10.1.7 has embedded malicious code for a supply chain compromise. Installing an affected package executes an install.js file that launches the node-gyp.dll malware on Windows.

Metric	Score	Severity	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.1	7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N	[email protected] (Secondary)

References

https://github.com/prettier/eslint-config-prettier/issues/339 (Issue Tracking)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44608811 (Issue Tracking)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44609732 (Issue Tracking)
https://socket.dev/blog/npm-phishing-campaign-leads-to-prettier-tooling-packages-compromise (Third Party Advisory)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-npm-linter-packages-hijacked-via-phishing-to-drop-malware/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
https://www.npmjs.com/package/eslint-config-prettier?activeTab=versions (Product)
https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/supply-chain-security-alert-eslint-config-prettier-package-shows-signs-of-compromise (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions/6115 (Third Party Advisory)
https://www.endorlabs.com/learn/cve-2025-54313-eslint-config-prettier-compromise----high-severity-but-windows-only (Third Party Advisory)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-npm-linter-packages-hijacked-via-phishing-to-drop-malware/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54313 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner: mitre
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2025-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2026-02-26T17:50:26.767Z
Problem types: CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code

References

Read on 2026-11-03T02:17:15.181Z under licence cve-terms-of-use@81bfa2f3 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/54xxx/CVE-2025-54313.json

GitHub Advisory Database

GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335: eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, synckit, @pkgr/core, napi-postinstall have embedded malicious code

Severity (GitHub): high
CVSS: 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-506
Published: 2025-07-19T18:30:33Z
Updated: 2026-01-22T21:52:57Z

npm eslint-config-prettier: affected = 8.10.1, first patched 8.10.2
npm eslint-config-prettier: affected = 9.1.1, first patched 9.1.2
npm eslint-config-prettier: affected >= 10.1.6, <= 10.1.7, first patched 10.1.8
npm eslint-plugin-prettier: affected >= 4.2.2, <= 4.2.3, first patched 4.2.4
npm synckit: affected = 0.11.9, first patched 0.11.10
npm @pkgr/core: affected = 0.2.8, first patched 0.2.9
npm napi-postinstall: affected = 0.3.1, first patched 0.3.2
npm got-fetch: affected >= 5.1.11, <= 5.1.12, first patched 6.0.0

Read on 2026-11-03T05:52:20.208Z under licence ghsa-cc-by-4.0@9e5f1b3c from https://api.github.com/advisories/GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335

Also known as / affected packages

GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335

Also known as: CVE-2025-54313. OSV.dev record, GitHub advisory.

npm eslint-config-prettier: introduced 8.10.1, fixed 8.10.2
npm eslint-config-prettier: introduced 9.1.1, fixed 9.1.2
npm eslint-config-prettier: introduced 10.1.6, fixed 10.1.8
npm eslint-plugin-prettier: introduced 4.2.2, fixed 4.2.4
npm synckit: introduced 0.11.9, fixed 0.11.10
npm @pkgr/core: introduced 0.2.8, fixed 0.2.9
npm napi-postinstall: introduced 0.3.1, fixed 0.3.2
npm got-fetch: introduced 5.1.11, fixed 6.0.0

Read on 2026-11-03T02:50:45.935Z under licence ghsa-cc-by-4.0@9e5f1b3c from https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335

Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

D3FEND maps these defensive techniques to the weakness (CWE) that NVD lists for this CVE, through the digital artifacts the weakness affects. D3FEND does not say they stop this vulnerability.

CWE-506: Embedded Malicious Code

D3FEND lists no defensive technique for this weakness.

D3FEND ontology version 1.6.0.

Read on 2026-11-02T23:56:58.763Z under licence d3fend-terms-of-use@f98cbc7e from https://d3fend.mitre.org/api/weakness/cwe/CWE-506.json

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Sources and licences

CISA
Source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30, CC0 1.0. Use of this data does not imply endorsement by CISA or DHS.
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National Vulnerability Database (NIST)
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GitHub Advisory Database
Source: GitHub Advisory Database, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Changes: fields selected and reformatted by ransomware-tracker.com.
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GitHub Advisory Database via OSV.dev
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Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2025-54313: Prettier eslint-config-prettier Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-1b95e46a2ec8, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2025-54313 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-17T09:39:49.897.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2026-02-26T17:50:26.767Z.
Underlying source: GitHub Advisory Database, GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335, updated 2026-01-22T21:52:57Z.
Underlying source: GitHub Advisory Database, GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335, via OSV.dev, modified 2026-02-03T03:09:09.088269Z.
Underlying source: MITRE D3FEND, ontology version 1.6.0.

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