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@angulaar/cli@22.2.1

OSV Malicious Advisory

imported 3d ago · by OpenSSF/OSV

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-17536 confirms this npm version as malicious. Package name '@angulaar/cli' (double 'a') is a one-character edit of '@angular/cli'; README, LICENSE headers, and source files are copied verbatim from the real Angular CLI (Google LLC copyright, angular.dev license URLs, README pointing issues to github.com/angular/angular-cli)...

Advisory

MAL-2026-17536

Source

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV

Summary

Malicious code in @angulaar/cli (npm)

Details

Package name '@angulaar/cli' (double 'a') is a one-character edit of '@angular/cli'; README, LICENSE headers, and source files are copied verbatim from the real Angular CLI (Google LLC copyright, angular.dev license URLs, README pointing issues to github.com/angular/angular-cli). The manifest's dependencies list has been altered from the upstream package: real @angular/cli depends on '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk', while this package declares '@modelcontextprotocol/server': '2.0.0' and requires it from src/commands/mcp/cli.js and mcp-server.js. '@modelcontextprotocol/server' is not the official MCP package name, so npm install resolves and installs whatever bytes are published under that attacker-chosen name/version, executing any lifecycle scripts in that dependency on the installer's host and loading its code in-process on later `ng mcp` invocations. The lookalike package name, cloned source, and swapped MCP dependency together form a dependency-confusion delivery vector against developers who mistype the real @angular/cli name.

Decision reason

No blocking static signals were detected.

References

OSV advisory PACKAGE

Decision evidence

public snapshot

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 109 file(s), 616 KB of source, external domains: angular.dev, nodejs.org, policies.google.com, registry.yarnpkg.com, update.angular.dev

Source & flagged code

5 flagged

bin/bootstrap.jsView file

25try { L26: const { enableCompileCache } = require('node:module'); L27:

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/bootstrap.jsView on unpkg · L25

src/command-builder/utilities/schematic-engine-host.jsView file

6* Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be L7: * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license L8: */ ... L21: */ L22: const schematicRedirectVariable = process.env['NG_SCHEMATIC_REDIRECT']?.toLowerCase(); L23: function shouldWrapSchematic(schematicFile, schematicEncapsulation) { ... L57: // Mimic behavior of ExportStringRef class used in default behavior L58: const fullPath = path[0] === '.' ? (0, node_path_1.resolve)(parentPath ?? process.cwd(), path) : path; L59: const referenceRequire = (0, node_module_1.createRequire)(__filename);

Medium

Unsafe Vm Context

Package source executes code through a VM context API.

src/command-builder/utilities/schematic-engine-host.jsView on unpkg · L6

src/utilities/completion.jsView file

6Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.main -> lib/cli/index.js -> src/command-builder/command-module.js -> src/utilities/completion.js L6: * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be L7: * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license L8: */ ... L46: const core_1 = require("@angular-devkit/core"); L47: const node_child_process_1 = require("node:child_process"); L48: const fs = __importStar(require("node:fs/promises")); ... L58: * Checks if it is appropriate to prompt the user to setup autocompletion. If not, does nothing. If L59: * so prompts and sets up autocompletion for the user. Returns an exit code if the program should L60: * terminate, otherwise returns `undefined`. ... L184: * Sets up autocompletion for the user's terminal. This atte

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

src/utilities/completion.jsView on unpkg · L6

6* Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be L7: * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license L8: */ ... L46: const core_1 = require("@angular-devkit/core"); L47: const node_child_process_1 = require("node:child_process"); L48: const fs = __importStar(require("node:fs/promises")); ... L58: * Checks if it is appropriate to prompt the user to setup autocompletion. If not, does nothing. If L59: * so prompts and sets up autocompletion for the user. Returns an exit code if the program should L60: * terminate, otherwise returns `undefined`. ... L184: * Sets up autocompletion for the user's terminal. This attempts to find the configuration file for L185: * the current shell (`.bashrc`, `.zshrc`, etc.) and append a command which enables autocompletion

Medium

Install Persistence

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

src/utilities/completion.jsView on unpkg · L6

bin/ng.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 16

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

bin/ng.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

5 flagged · loading source

bin/bootstrap.jsView file

25try { L26: const { enableCompileCache } = require('node:module'); L27:

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/bootstrap.jsView on unpkg · L25

src/command-builder/utilities/schematic-engine-host.jsView file

Medium

Unsafe Vm Context

Package source executes code through a VM context API.

src/command-builder/utilities/schematic-engine-host.jsView on unpkg · L6

Findings

2 High5 Medium4 Low

HighTrigger Reachable Persistencesrc/utilities/completion.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedbin/ng.js

MediumDynamic Requirebin/bootstrap.js

MediumUnsafe Vm Contextsrc/command-builder/utilities/schematic-engine-host.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumInstall Persistencesrc/utilities/completion.js

LowEval

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @angulaar/cli@22.2.1.

See version security history for other recorded verdicts.

Avoid installing @angulaar/cli@22.2.1. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-05 04:15:05.054Z (UTC).

Source advisory published: 2026-10-05 03:31:30.000Z (UTC).