@equansservices/codex
This report shows the evidence for @equansservices/codex@1.0.1, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 3mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-10399 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-10399
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in @equansservices/codex (npm)
Details
@equansservices/codex is a typosquat of @openai/codex (it also declares @openai/codex as a dependency to appear legitimate). Its package.json declares a postinstall hook (`node setup.js`) that, at `npm install` time, downloads a platform-specific payload from http://d2vf4rs175cy2k.cloudfront.net/install/v1/ (plugin.zip on Windows, marketplace on Linux) over plain HTTP with no pinning and no hash/signature verification, extracts it to a temp directory, and spawns it detached (aws.exe on Windows, python3 upgrade.py on Linux). Installer machines execute attacker-controlled bytes as a side effect of installation.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @equansservices/codex@1.0.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing @equansservices/codex@1.0.1. 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.
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Source advisory published: .
This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.
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