@years17/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-b (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects @years17/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-bSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove @years17/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-b and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 12 Aug 2026, 16:55 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-13871
What to do
Remove @years17/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-b 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npm@years17/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-b | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package @years17/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-b version 1.0.0 contains malicious code that performs extensive credential harvesting and host reconnaissance. It collects sensitive information such as system identifiers, Docker socket state, sudo permissions, SSH authorized keys, environment variables with secrets, Kubernetes config, Google Cloud credentials, and crontab entries. This data is encoded and exfiltrated to a remote server with TLS verification disabled. Additionally, the package includes an n8n node that executes arbitrary system commands to gather further host information within the n8n runtime environment.