MAL-2026-18217: Malicious code in @grabcad/user-license can compromise computers
Summary
MAL-2026-18217: The malicious code can give an outside entity full control of a computer, exposing stored secrets and keys and potentially leaving additional malware behind. Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
@grabcad/user-license is an npm package in the JavaScript ecosystem. It is identified as containing malicious code. The supplied advisory does not describe the package’s intended functionality or where it is used, so those details are not published.
Vulnerability Detail
The package contains embedded malicious code that can give an outside entity full control of a computer where it is installed or running. This can expose secrets and keys stored on that computer. Removing the package may not remove other malicious software introduced during installation, so a system that has used it should be treated as compromised.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall @grabcad/user-licenseIf it arrived as a transitive dependency, remove the package that pulled it in, then reinstall.
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Workaround
Documented workaround: Remove @grabcad/user-license and rotate all secrets and keys stored on the affected computer from a different computer. Because removing the package may not remove other malicious software, do not assume removal alone restores the system.
Conclusion
No fixed version is published for @grabcad/user-license. Remove the package and rotate secrets and keys from a different computer; removal alone may not clean up additional malicious software. Treat any computer where the package was installed or run as compromised. Vulert monitors the dependencies in package-lock.json and alerts when a new vulnerability affects them; check an application at https://vulert.com/scanner.
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FAQ
All versions of @grabcad/user-license are affected; the advisory lists the affected range as beginning at 0.
@grabcad/user-license can give an outside entity full control of the computer and expose secrets and keys stored there.
Yes. @grabcad/user-license is identified as containing malicious code, and no fixed version is published.
Remove @grabcad/user-license, then rotate stored secrets and keys from a different computer; removal may not eliminate other malware.
Check package-lock.json for @grabcad/user-license. Vulert can scan a manifest or SBOM and monitor the dependency at Vulert Scanner.
