Malicious code in twilio-sdk (npm)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (737fede3d5b2007849cab0503cec191ce127c33c0b28f3b3285f347a064966e1) Package name `twilio-sdk` impersonates the official Twilio Node SDK (`twilio`) but ships an empty API (`module.exports = {}`). The only real behavior runs in postinstall.js, declared via `package.json` `"postinstall": "node./postinstall.js"`. On `npm install`, postinstall.js collects the installer's hostname, DNS-resolved FQDN, Active Directory domain (`USERDNSDOMAIN`), current working directory, Node version, CI flag, and CI/SCM identifiers (`GITHUB_REPOSITORY`, `CIRCLE_*`, `CI_PROJECT_PATH`, `BITBUCKET_REPO_FULL_NAME`, `BUILD_REPOSITORY_URI`, `TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG`, `JENKINS_URL`, `CI_SERVER_URL`), as well as the configured internal npm registry (`npm_config_registry`), and sends them as query parameters in a plaintext HTTP GET to `http://46.224.67.169:3000/ping`. The combination of name-squat against a top-tier SDK, divergent (empty) API, and an unconsented install-time beacon to a hardcoded bare IP is install-time reconnaissance for downstream targeting (dependency-confusion against the leaked internal registry, lateral movement using the leaked AD domain and internal CI URLs). The package's own README labeling it a 'security research honeypot' does not change the installer-side impact: any developer who mistypes `twilio` and installs this package leaks internal infrastructure identifiers to a third-party IP.
Malicious code in twilio-sdk (npm)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (737fede3d5b2007849cab0503cec191ce127c33c0b28f3b3285f347a064966e1) Package name `twilio-sdk` impersonates the official Twilio Node SDK (`twilio`) but ships an empty API (`module.exports = {}`). The only real behavior runs in postinstall.js, declared via `package.json` `"postinstall": "node./postinstall.js"`. On `npm install`, postinstall.js collects the installer's hostname, DNS-resolved FQDN, Active Directory domain (`USERDNSDOMAIN`), current working directory, Node version, CI flag, and CI/SCM identifiers (`GITHUB_REPOSITORY`, `CIRCLE_*`, `CI_PROJECT_PATH`, `BITBUCKET_REPO_FULL_NAME`, `BUILD_REPOSITORY_URI`, `TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG`, `JENKINS_URL`, `CI_SERVER_URL`), as well as the configured internal npm registry (`npm_config_registry`), and sends them as query parameters in a plaintext HTTP GET to `http://46.224.67.169:3000/ping`. The combination of name-squat against a top-tier SDK, divergent (empty) API, and an unconsented install-time beacon to a hardcoded bare IP is install-time reconnaissance for downstream targeting (dependency-confusion against the leaked internal registry, lateral movement using the leaked AD domain and internal CI URLs). The package's own README labeling it a 'security research honeypot' does not change the installer-side impact: any developer who mistypes `twilio` and installs this package leaks internal infrastructure identifiers to a third-party IP.
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-5621
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-889w-p55g-884m"]
- Ecosystems
- ["npm"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a96f316acd9273b49e4938e
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 15:45:26 UTC
Last updated: 09/01/2026, 15:51:46 UTC
Views: 2
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