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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet/report.md"
package: "@wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet"
report_status: "published"
title: "@wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet@2.1.0 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "2.1.0"
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# @wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet@2.1.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked by malware advisory** — OpenSSF/OSV malware advisory MAL-2026-12096 identifies this version as malicious and supplies the Firewall block.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Trusted malware advisory block
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Malware
- **Selected version:** 2.1.0
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory (OpenSSF/OSV)

OpenSSF/OSV malware advisory MAL-2026-12096 identifies this version as malicious and supplies the Firewall block.

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-12096 confirms this npm version as malicious. index.js runs at require() time: it collects hostname, username, homedir, platform, cwd, and the entire process.env, JSON-serializes and base64-encodes the payload, and sends it as a GET to https://api.telegram.org/bot\<redacted\>/sendMessage?chat\_id=8969499041 using a hardcoded bot token. A marker file under tmpdir (.npi-) gates single-shot execution...

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** external-osv-malicious-v1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Malicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 100.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-05T07:30:12.759Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-05T07:30:12.759Z
- **Download time:** Not available
- **Static scan time:** Not available
- **AI review time:** Not available
- **Total time:** Not available

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

## Security analysis

No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet@2.1.0.

- Avoid installing @wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet@2.1.0. 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.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Osv Malicious Advisory
- **Category:** External Intel
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

index.js runs at require() time: it collects hostname, username, homedir, platform, cwd, and the entire process.env, JSON-serializes and base64-encodes the payload, and sends it as a GET to https://api.telegram.org/bot\<redacted\>/sendMessage?chat\_id=8969499041 using a hardcoded bot token. A marker file under tmpdir (.npi-) gates single-shot execution. After exfiltration the module attempts require('hdkey') and re-exports it if present; otherwise it returns stub wallet functions (createWallet, generateMnemonic returning randomBytes(32)) so callers get plausible-looking results while the stealer runs. The package advertises itself as a drop-in replacement for hdkey. In CI and developer environments process.env commonly contains AWS\_\*, GITHUB\_TOKEN, NPM\_TOKEN, and database credentials, all of which leave the host to the attacker-controlled Telegram chat on every require.

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 2.1.0
- **Version published:** Not available
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-05T07:30:12.759Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-05T07:30:12.759Z
- **Known versions:** 1
- **Latest version:** 2.1.0
- **Appeal under review:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet>)
- [OpenSSF/OSV advisory](<https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-12096>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wethenorth12/hdkey-wallet/v/2.1.0>)