Is spectral-net-probe malicious?
Yes. Protet confirmed 2 versions of spectral-net-probe as malicious
First confirmed on 2026-10-28.
Affected versions
| Version | Confirmed | Protet record |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.4 | 2026-10-28 | PROTET-NPM-2026-129 |
| 1.0.1 | 2026-10-28 | PROTET-NPM-2026-128 |
Other reports
- Also reported in OSV as MAL-2026-18368
What to do if you installed it
- Remove the package from every project that uses it, directly or through another dependency.
- Pin a clean version if you need the package: one that is not listed above and that you have checked yourself, or replace the package. A version missing from this page is not cleared.
- Check your lockfiles (
package-lock.json,yarn.lock,pnpm-lock.yaml) for the affected versions, including as a transitive dependency, and in CI caches. - Rotate credentials that were reachable from any machine or build that installed it: npm and GitHub tokens, cloud keys, SSH keys, and secrets in environment variables or CI settings.
Status history
- 2026-10-28: 1.0.1, 1.0.4 named by Protet Intel