https://semgrep.dev/blog/2026/rip-npm-postinstall-scripts-npm-v12-default-change/
RIP npm Postinstall Scripts: npm v12 Kills Auto Script Execution by Default | Semgrep
npm v12 finally kills automatic lifecycle script execution by default, the feature behind nearly every major supply chain attack. Here's what's changing, what...
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2008-November/170652.html
[Packaging error] postinstall error with mathomatic-14.1.4-1
packagingerror
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2008-November/170846.html
PostInstall problem on WinXP SP2
problemwinxp
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-talk/2006q1/001946.html
More on /etc/postinstall, .sh and .sh.done
more onetcshdone
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2003-October/107295.html
setup hangs during postinstall
setuphangs
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-talk/2011q1/005095.html
Preremove/postinstall scripts fail with snapshot installed
scriptsfailsnapshotinstalled
https://groups.google.com/g/joomla-dev-framework/c/W-G7U1JLvak
Error on postInstall when installing on Windows platform
errorinstallingwindowsplatform
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2010-August/189919.html
All scripts in /etc/postinstall have wrong filetype
all scriptsetcwrongfiletype
https://advisories.gitlab.com/npm/napi-postinstall/CVE-2025-54313/
eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, synckit, @pkgr/core, napi-postinstall have embedded...
CVE-2025-54313 eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, synckit, @pkgr/core, napi-postinstall have embedded malicious code: eslint-config-prettier...
eslintconfigprettierplugin
https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-9165?workflowName=MariaDB+v4&stepId=6
[MDEV-9165] Debian postinstall chown or the datadir takes too long on servers with many files on...
https://advisories.gitlab.com/npm/eslint-config-prettier/CVE-2025-54313/
eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, synckit, @pkgr/core, napi-postinstall have embedded...
CVE-2025-54313 eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, synckit, @pkgr/core, napi-postinstall have embedded malicious code: eslint-config-prettier...
eslintconfigprettierplugin
https://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=9476&edit=3
Bug #9476 :: schema validation error on postinstall script
schema validationbugerrorscript
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-talk/2006q1/001944.html
More on /etc/postinstall, .sh and .sh.done
more onetcshdone
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2014-October/217758.html
Setup 2.774 texlive postinstall takes 10+ hours
setuptexlivetakeshours
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2012-March/201087.html
Setup 1.7.11 texlive postinstall takes 6+ hours
setuptexlivetakeshours
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2008-November/170710.html
nearly all postinstall scripts segfaulting in 64bit Windows (XP + Vista)
nearly allwindows xpscriptsvista
https://advisories.gitlab.com/npm/cline/GHSA-9ppg-jx86-fqw7/
Unauthorized npm publish of cline@2.3.0 with modified postinstall script | GitLab Advisory Database...
GHSA-9ppg-jx86-fqw7 Unauthorized npm publish of cline@2.3.0 with modified postinstall script: On February 17, 2026 at 3:26 AM PT, an unauthorized party used a...
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2003-October/106932.html
Postinstall hangs with bash
hangsbash