Malicious code in test89078-auth (npm)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (c1ac938360c682e2489d11de9278697e7e2e85d73c612d2ab60ed28553bb5573) The package's preinstall script (scripts.preinstall = 'node index.js') runs automatically on npm install and collects os.userInfo().username and os.hostname(), then issues a dns.lookup against a subdomain of 31ee29fe-db68-4fd3-86a2-2b707b9e95f0.dnshook.site with the username and hostname embedded in the queried label. This is a DNS-based exfiltration beacon: installing the package transmits installer host identifiers to a non-first-party canary domain over DNS resolution at install time. The version number 99.99.99 and package name shape are consistent with a dependency-confusion lure targeting an internal package name.
Malicious code in test89078-auth (npm)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (c1ac938360c682e2489d11de9278697e7e2e85d73c612d2ab60ed28553bb5573) The package's preinstall script (scripts.preinstall = 'node index.js') runs automatically on npm install and collects os.userInfo().username and os.hostname(), then issues a dns.lookup against a subdomain of 31ee29fe-db68-4fd3-86a2-2b707b9e95f0.dnshook.site with the username and hostname embedded in the queried label. This is a DNS-based exfiltration beacon: installing the package transmits installer host identifiers to a non-first-party canary domain over DNS resolution at install time. The version number 99.99.99 and package name shape are consistent with a dependency-confusion lure targeting an internal package name.
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-16271
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Ecosystems
- ["npm"]
Threat ID: 6aac8d4f55bf5e2cf5474281
Added to database: 09/18/2026, 01:01:03 UTC
Last updated: 09/18/2026, 01:01:03 UTC
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