@tuluax/errb
This report shows the evidence for @tuluax/errb@3.0.1, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 3mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-11993 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-11993
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in @tuluax/errb (npm)
Details
package.json scripts.install runs `node -e "require('child_process').spawn('node', ['index.js'], { detached: true, stdio: 'ignore' }).unref()"`, causing `npm install` to spawn index.js as a detached background process. index.js reconstructs a network destination at runtime by AES-256-CBC-decrypting a hardcoded hex ciphertext with a hardcoded key and IV via createDecipheriv, then fetches the resulting URL and passes the response body to eval(). The endpoint controller therefore executes arbitrary JavaScript on the installer's machine at install time. The destination is hidden via cryptographic reconstruction rather than appearing as a plain string, defeating static URL scanning. The package impersonates the widely-used `errno` package by Rod Vagg: the tarball name is `@tuluax/errb`, package.json lists `Rod Vagg @rvagg <rod@vagg.org>` as author despite publication under the unrelated `@tuluax` scope, and the README is titled `node-errno` and states `Available in npm as errno`.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @tuluax/errb@3.0.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing @tuluax/errb@3.0.1. 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: .
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