Malicious code in bazelisk (npm)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (d4bcbd35130e716d1a2940c91b6691d41b9655fdc8587404af37bc6e5a7f1370) This npm package uses the name `bazelisk`, colliding with Google's bazelbuild/bazelisk project (referenced in the tarball's source.txt), and self-labels as a 'Security research canary'. Its postinstall script collects the installer's hostname, platform, arch, Node version, package name, and npm lifecycle event and POSTs that JSON payload to https://grqx3qve.instances.poc.jchunt.top/bazelisk at `npm install` time. The destination host is unrelated to the real bazelisk publisher. Installer host identifiers and environment fingerprint leave the machine automatically on install, matching a dependency-confusion beacon pattern.
Malicious code in bazelisk (npm)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (d4bcbd35130e716d1a2940c91b6691d41b9655fdc8587404af37bc6e5a7f1370) This npm package uses the name `bazelisk`, colliding with Google's bazelbuild/bazelisk project (referenced in the tarball's source.txt), and self-labels as a 'Security research canary'. Its postinstall script collects the installer's hostname, platform, arch, Node version, package name, and npm lifecycle event and POSTs that JSON payload to https://grqx3qve.instances.poc.jchunt.top/bazelisk at `npm install` time. The destination host is unrelated to the real bazelisk publisher. Installer host identifiers and environment fingerprint leave the machine automatically on install, matching a dependency-confusion beacon pattern.
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-14227
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["npm"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a85b4c2acd9273b492524f5
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 13:50:58 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 13:51:34 UTC
Views: 1
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