Malicious code in chat-adapter-zoom (npm)
The chat-adapter-zoom package was published to the npm registry by user 'click2ai' (maintainer email [email protected]) as part of a dependency-confusion / reconnaissance campaign. The package name mimics the internal/private package naming convention of a target organization (a Zoom chat-adapter integration namespace (Zoom-style naming)) so that a misconfigured resolver installs this public lookalike instead of the intended private dependency. The package declares a preinstall hook ("npm install @sentry/node && node examples/verify.js") that executes automatically at npm install time, before any application code runs. The bundled examples/verify.js initializes the @sentry/node client against a hardcoded, attacker-controlled Sentry DSN with sendDefaultPii enabled, resolves the installing host's public egress IP address by requesting Cloudflare's /cdn-cgi/trace endpoint (using a spoofed desktop-browser User-Agent to bypass bot challenges), then deliberately triggers a runtime exception and captures it. Flushing the event beacons the collected host telemetry (public IP plus Sentry default PII such as hostname, OS username and runtime/environment metadata) to the attacker's Sentry ingest endpoint at o4510485815754752.ingest.us.sentry.io. Each impersonated namespace in the campaign beacons to a distinct Sentry project ID, letting the operator attribute successful installs to specific victim organizations — behaviour consistent with a dependency-confusion reconnaissance beacon rather than legitimate error monitoring. The install-time payload is byte-for-byte identical across all packages published by this account, differing only in the package name and the target DSN. This package's beacon targets Sentry project 4511709729914880. --- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (f6308ea0d3fc30c63044a57022cf4b300f6625c458862499b01b8cb0f2847da4) Package presents itself as a Zoom chat adapter but ships no Zoom or chat functionality; it is a thin wrapper over @sentry/node. The package.json preinstall script runs 'npm install @sentry/node && node examples/verify.js'. examples/verify.js initializes Sentry against a hardcoded DEFAULT_DSN pointing to o4510485815754752.ingest.us.sentry.io/4511709729914880, fetches the installer's public IP from Cloudflare via setUserFromPublicIp(), attaches it as user.ip_address, triggers an error, and calls Sentry.captureException + flush(5000), delivering the installer's public IP and event data to the author's Sentry project on every install with no user action or opt-in. The exported src/index.js init() also falls back to the same hardcoded DEFAULT_DSN with sendDefaultPii forced to true when callers do not supply their own DSN, silently routing consumer error data and PII to the author. The name/functionality mismatch (keywords target 'zoom'/'chat-adapter' while the code is a Sentry relay) indicates the package is designed to attract unrelated installs. ## Source: ghsa-malware (7adceb241867aec530acce3037e7426a58d3fcd2475f2f8389d515e28292cd82) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The chat-adapter-zoom npm package was published by an attacker as part of a dependency confusion campaign targeting organizations using private Zoom chat-adapter integration packages. The malicious package includes a preinstall script that runs before application code, installing @sentry/node and executing a script that collects host telemetry such as public IP, hostname, OS username, and runtime metadata. This data is sent to a hardcoded attacker-controlled Sentry DSN, allowing the attacker to identify which organizations installed the package. Each package in the campaign uses a distinct Sentry project ID for attribution. The payload is identical across packages except for the package name and Sentry project ID. No official patch or fix is indicated in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The malicious package can exfiltrate sensitive host telemetry and environment information during installation, potentially exposing organizational infrastructure details to attackers. This reconnaissance data can be used to identify and target specific organizations that inadvertently install the malicious package due to dependency confusion. There is no indication of further exploitation beyond data exfiltration during install time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix or advisory is available, users should audit and verify package sources carefully, avoid installing packages with suspicious or unexpected names, and ensure private package namespaces are correctly configured to prevent dependency confusion. Consider using package integrity verification and scoped registries to reduce risk.
Malicious code in chat-adapter-zoom (npm)
Description
The chat-adapter-zoom package was published to the npm registry by user 'click2ai' (maintainer email [email protected]) as part of a dependency-confusion / reconnaissance campaign. The package name mimics the internal/private package naming convention of a target organization (a Zoom chat-adapter integration namespace (Zoom-style naming)) so that a misconfigured resolver installs this public lookalike instead of the intended private dependency. The package declares a preinstall hook ("npm install @sentry/node && node examples/verify.js") that executes automatically at npm install time, before any application code runs. The bundled examples/verify.js initializes the @sentry/node client against a hardcoded, attacker-controlled Sentry DSN with sendDefaultPii enabled, resolves the installing host's public egress IP address by requesting Cloudflare's /cdn-cgi/trace endpoint (using a spoofed desktop-browser User-Agent to bypass bot challenges), then deliberately triggers a runtime exception and captures it. Flushing the event beacons the collected host telemetry (public IP plus Sentry default PII such as hostname, OS username and runtime/environment metadata) to the attacker's Sentry ingest endpoint at o4510485815754752.ingest.us.sentry.io. Each impersonated namespace in the campaign beacons to a distinct Sentry project ID, letting the operator attribute successful installs to specific victim organizations — behaviour consistent with a dependency-confusion reconnaissance beacon rather than legitimate error monitoring. The install-time payload is byte-for-byte identical across all packages published by this account, differing only in the package name and the target DSN. This package's beacon targets Sentry project 4511709729914880. --- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (f6308ea0d3fc30c63044a57022cf4b300f6625c458862499b01b8cb0f2847da4) Package presents itself as a Zoom chat adapter but ships no Zoom or chat functionality; it is a thin wrapper over @sentry/node. The package.json preinstall script runs 'npm install @sentry/node && node examples/verify.js'. examples/verify.js initializes Sentry against a hardcoded DEFAULT_DSN pointing to o4510485815754752.ingest.us.sentry.io/4511709729914880, fetches the installer's public IP from Cloudflare via setUserFromPublicIp(), attaches it as user.ip_address, triggers an error, and calls Sentry.captureException + flush(5000), delivering the installer's public IP and event data to the author's Sentry project on every install with no user action or opt-in. The exported src/index.js init() also falls back to the same hardcoded DEFAULT_DSN with sendDefaultPii forced to true when callers do not supply their own DSN, silently routing consumer error data and PII to the author. The name/functionality mismatch (keywords target 'zoom'/'chat-adapter' while the code is a Sentry relay) indicates the package is designed to attract unrelated installs. ## Source: ghsa-malware (7adceb241867aec530acce3037e7426a58d3fcd2475f2f8389d515e28292cd82) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
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Technical Analysis
The chat-adapter-zoom npm package was published by an attacker as part of a dependency confusion campaign targeting organizations using private Zoom chat-adapter integration packages. The malicious package includes a preinstall script that runs before application code, installing @sentry/node and executing a script that collects host telemetry such as public IP, hostname, OS username, and runtime metadata. This data is sent to a hardcoded attacker-controlled Sentry DSN, allowing the attacker to identify which organizations installed the package. Each package in the campaign uses a distinct Sentry project ID for attribution. The payload is identical across packages except for the package name and Sentry project ID. No official patch or fix is indicated in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The malicious package can exfiltrate sensitive host telemetry and environment information during installation, potentially exposing organizational infrastructure details to attackers. This reconnaissance data can be used to identify and target specific organizations that inadvertently install the malicious package due to dependency confusion. There is no indication of further exploitation beyond data exfiltration during install time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix or advisory is available, users should audit and verify package sources carefully, avoid installing packages with suspicious or unexpected names, and ensure private package namespaces are correctly configured to prevent dependency confusion. Consider using package integrity verification and scoped registries to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-10228
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["npm"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a54ae0168715ace438f80b3
Added to database: 07/13/2026, 09:21:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 09:56:45 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 01:30:52 UTC
Views: 26
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