Prettier eslint-config-prettier Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

Prettier eslint-config-prettier

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. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-01-22 (federal deadline 2026-02-12).

First seen: 22 Jan 2026
Last update: 22 Jan 2026, 12:00 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2025-54313
Source: CISA KEV
On the menu as: Windows

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## Prettier eslint-config-prettier Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Severity: high, exploited in the wild. Patch status: patched.
Affected: Prettier eslint-config-prettier
Ids: CVE-2025-54313

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. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-01-22 (federal deadline 2026-02-12).

## Steps
1. This touches infrastructure (windows). Look in terraform, ansible, cloud-init, Dockerfiles and docs for the product and version we run. If it isn't in the repo, say so and list what a human should check on the box.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2025-54313") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://github.com/prettier/eslint-config-prettier/issues/339#issuecomment-3090304490 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54313
https://pwned.coffee/i/prettier-eslint-config-prettier-embedded-malicious-code-cve-2025-54313

Sources

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