CVE-2025-54313

eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, synckit, @pkgr/core, napi-postinstall have embedded malicious code

7.5 HighIn KEVPublic exploitFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

5.12%Up 5.1 points since Jul 20, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2025-54313
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-506
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-21972 7.5

Record: EUVD-2025-21972
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335 7.5

eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, synckit, @pkgr/core, napi-postinstall have embedded malicious code

Record: GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-506
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Prettier eslint-config-prettier Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

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.

Record: CVE-2025-54313
Weakness: CWE-506
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2025-54313
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-506
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2025-54313
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-506
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335 7.5

eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, synckit, @pkgr/core, napi-postinstall have embedded malicious code

Record: GHSA-f29h-pxvx-f335
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-506
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`eslint-config-prettier` npm	8.10.1 to 8.10.1	8.10.2
`eslint-config-prettier` npm	9.1.1 to 9.1.1	9.1.2
`eslint-config-prettier` npm	10.1.6 to 10.1.7	10.1.8
`eslint-plugin-prettier` npm	4.2.2 to 4.2.3	4.2.4
`synckit` npm	0.11.9 to 0.11.9	0.11.10
`@pkgr/core` npm	0.2.8 to 0.2.8	0.2.9
`napi-postinstall` npm	0.3.1 to 0.3.1	0.3.2
`got-fetch` npm	5.1.11 to 5.1.12	6.0.0
`eslint-config-prettier` npm	8.10.1 up to 8.10.2	8.10.2
`eslint-config-prettier` npm	9.1.1 up to 9.1.2	9.1.2

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`eslint-config-prettier` npm	10.1.6 up to 10.1.8	10.1.8
`eslint-plugin-prettier` npm	4.2.2 up to 4.2.4	4.2.4
`synckit` npm	0.11.9 up to 0.11.10	0.11.10
`@pkgr/core` npm	0.2.8 up to 0.2.9	0.2.9
`napi-postinstall` npm	0.3.1 up to 0.3.2	0.3.2
`got-fetch` npm	5.1.11 up to 6.0.0	6.0.0

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	Paspke/scavenger_scanner	2025-07-26
PoC in GitHub	nihilor/cve-2025-54313	2025-07-26

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-54313 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Prettier Eslint-config-prettier, published July 19, 2025. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since January 22, 2026. EUVD reports exploitation since January 22, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.12%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in eslint-config-prettier 8.10.2.

References

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