@gad360/apothem
This report shows the evidence for @gad360/apothem@1.1.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-4391 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-4391
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in @gad360/apothem (npm)
Details
The package's package.json declares a postinstall hook ("postinstall": "node install.js") that runs install.js automatically on npm install. install.js requires fs, os, https, and child_process, reads environment variables and host metadata (process.env, process.platform, process.arch, os.tmpdir, fs.readFileSync), and issues an https.get to the hardcoded endpoint https://ahmedgad.com. The combination of a hardcoded non-publisher destination with environment/system reads inside a lifecycle script is the canonical install-time exfiltration shape. The destination is unrelated to any documented vendor SDK or runtime CDN, and there is no version pinning, hash verification, or build-from-source justification for the network call.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @gad360/apothem@1.1.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing @gad360/apothem@1.1.0. 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: .
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