@iobandamwer/cache-helper@1.0.8
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 9d ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-18329 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-18329
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in @iobandamwer/cache-helper (npm)
Details
Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
References
Independent LPM AI assessment
Manual ReviewIndependent AI assessment: manual_review. LPM AI review remains unresolved.
The install hook and runtime entrypoint both activate native code. Its behavior remains materially unresolved: one artifact is unsupported and the other has uninspected call targets, so malicious behavior is not established.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Package installation runs the postinstall hook; importing index.js also calls the native initializer.
Impact
The native code's effects cannot be determined from the available analysis.
Mechanism
The JavaScript loads a platform-specific native module and invokes init().
AI rationale
The install hook and runtime entrypoint both activate native code. Its behavior remains materially unresolved: one artifact is unsupported and the other has uninspected call targets, so malicious behavior is not established.
Evidence
package.jsonindex.js.lpm-inspection-OG4xNf/0-17b8868b53e6.txt.lpm-inspection-OG4xNf/1-501363507b6f.txtaddon.nodeaddon_win.node
Independent scan evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 94.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- package.json runs a native initializer from a postinstall hook.
- index.js also loads the platform-specific native module and calls init().
- The Linux native artifact has no supported executable analysis, so its behavior remains unresolved.
- The Windows artifact analysis leaves call targets uninspected and lists process and debugger APIs.
- The Windows analysis includes cache-path and environment-name candidates, but does not establish their use.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
DynamicRequire
Trivial
Source & flagged code
10 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node -e "try{require(process.platform==='win32'?'./addon_win.node':'./addon.node').init()}catch(e){}"
Critical
Red Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script matches a deterministic static-gate block pattern.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node -e "try{require(process.platform==='win32'?'./addon_win.node':'./addon.node').init()}catch(e){}"
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg7"postinstall": "node -e \"try{require(process.platform==='win32'?'./addon_win.node':'./addon.node').init()}catch(e){}\""
},
"keywords": [
"cache"
],
"license": "MIT"
}
High
Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence
package.json runs a native initializer from a postinstall hook.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L7Findings
1 Critical7 High3 Medium1 Low
CriticalRed Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
HighAi Review Evidenceindex.js
HighAi Review Evidence.lpm-inspection-OG4xNf/0-17b8868b53e6.txt
HighAi Review Evidence.lpm-inspection-OG4xNf/1-501363507b6f.txt
HighAi Review Evidence.lpm-inspection-OG4xNf/1-501363507b6f.txt
HighAi Review Evidence.lpm-inspection-OG4xNf/1-501363507b6f.txt
MediumDynamic Requireindex.js
MediumShips Native Binaryaddon.node
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @iobandamwer/cache-helper@1.0.8.
See all versions of @iobandamwer/cache-helper for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing @iobandamwer/cache-helper@1.0.8. 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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