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Incident detail

criticalnpm·malware·osv

Malicious code in npm-sandbox-research-9c4e (npm)

npm-sandbox-research-9c4e

Risk score

92

AI summary

Indexed incident for npm-sandbox-research-9c4e (npm).

Description

On install, package.json runs node run.js via a postinstall lifecycle hook. The package ships beacon scripts (beacon9.js, beacon_linux.js) that import child_process, os, and http, collect host identity (os.hostname(), os.platform()) and issue outbound HTTP POST/GET requests. This is the canonical install-time host beacon / command-execution shape: arbitrary code runs on the installer's machine via npm install, host fingerprints are emitted over the network, and child_process is available to execute received instructions. The package name (npm-sandbox-research-*) and shipped contents are inconsistent with any legitimate library purpose.

Technical details

Affected versions

=1.0.0

Indicators

  • affected version=1.0.075%

Timeline

  1. Advisory published
  2. Indexed by ThreatPkg

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