PT-2025-37760 · Npm · Color-Name

Informatic · Published 2025-09-08 · Updated 2026-06-15 · CVE-2025-59145

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions color-name versions prior to 2.0.2

Description An npm publishing account for color-name was taken over following a phishing attack. Version 2.0.1 was published with a malware payload designed to redirect cryptocurrency transactions to the attacker's addresses within browser environments. Local, server, and command-line environments are not affected. The malware specifically targets cryptocurrency transactions and wallets such as MetaMask.

Recommendations Update to version 2.0.2. Completely remove the node modules directory. Clean the package manager's global cache. Rebuild any browser bundles from scratch. Purge the compromised versions from any private registries or registry mirrors.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-506

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-07577

CVE-2025-59145

GHSA-5FVM-P68V-5WMH

GHSA-M99C-CFWW-CXQX

MAL-2025-46972

Affected Products

Color-Name

References · 33

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/59xxx/CVE-2025-59145.json · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-07577 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-46972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59145 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5fvm-p68v-5wmh · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/debug-js/debug/issues/1005 · Note
• https://github.com/github/advisory-database/issues/6099 · Note
• https://github.com/colorjs/color-name/security/advisories/GHSA-5fvm-p68v-5wmh · Note
• https://github.com/colorjs/color-name · Note
• https://twitter.com/UndercodeUpdate/status/2042777316279865481 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/NeoLogic_Dev/status/2042835147741855824 · Twitter Post
• https://aikido.dev/blog/npm-debug-and-chalk-packages-compromised · Note
• https://twitter.com/benrothke/status/2043795127596978228 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/UndercodeUpdate/status/2042620529169809868 · Twitter Post