MAL-2026-16271

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/test89078-auth/MAL-2026-16271.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-16271
Published
2026-09-17T23:12:41Z
Modified
2026-09-17T23:30:06Z
Summary
Malicious code in test89078-auth (npm)
Details

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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.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-020140",
            "import_time": "2026-09-17T23:14:58.454057745Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-09-17T23:12:41Z",
            "sha256": "c1ac938360c682e2489d11de9278697e7e2e85d73c612d2ab60ed28553bb5573",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "99.99.99"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / test89078-auth

Package

Name
test89078-auth
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Purl
pkg:npm/test89078-auth

Affected ranges

Affected versions

99.*
99.99.99

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    }
]
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "path": "index.js",
            "sha256": "3b0597e5ae4f88f7b3e5a35220a907b926c5c8e73c55da0c03ca4c796cf8cab7",
            "tlsh": "dde0abf002a553343a2300ca9194215717d7e65e300ee596bcad839083c2ab4daa051b"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "test89078-auth-99.99.99.tgz",
            "hashes": {
                "sha1": "97f596996e24ea80fb181c247a83ae90596013b8",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-XfOwBnCnvU2SWA4mQ4IpVAceMvR6i7Jhk0Y1xvR5sqia5xfq+DNDpP+ilazErFcRZAHi4uEiHLvYdeMqDJgHHQ=="
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/test89078-auth/MAL-2026-16271.json"