ded-ps-ded-ps-core (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects ded-ps-ded-ps-coreSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove ded-ps-ded-ps-core and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 5 Aug 2026, 16:23 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-12673
What to do
Remove ded-ps-ded-ps-core from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npmded-ps-ded-ps-core | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package ded-ps-ded-ps-core version 35.9.1 contains malicious code that executes arbitrary native binaries on the host system upon requiring the package. It dynamically fetches a platform-specific native binary from Cloudflare Workers and uses DNS TXT record fallback channels to retrieve the payload. The binary is saved to temporary directories with filenames mimicking legitimate cache or .NET diagnostic files, then executed detached from the main process. The package also uses runtime string concatenation to evade static analysis. This behavior results in arbitrary attacker-controlled native code execution on the host.