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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@wethenorth12/playwrite/v/1.48.0"
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package: "@wethenorth12/playwrite"
report_status: "published"
title: "@wethenorth12/playwrite@1.48.0 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "1.48.0"
---

# @wethenorth12/playwrite@1.48.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked & quarantined** — Quarantined by product-default policy — this version is not allowed through the firewall.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Matched malicious
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Malware
- **Selected version:** 1.48.0
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** OSV Malicious Advisory (OpenSSF/OSV)

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-12099 confirms this npm version as malicious. @wethenorth12/playwrite is a typosquat of the popular 'playwright' package. On require(), index.js collects process.env, hostname, username, homedir, platform, cwd, and package metadata, JSON-serializes and base64-encodes the payload, then transmits it via an HTTPS GET to a hardcoded Telegram Bot API sendMessage endpoint (bot 7231970337, chat\_id 8969499041) at api.telegram.org...

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** external-osv-malicious-v1
- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **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

## Security analysis

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

## Public findings

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

@wethenorth12/playwrite is a typosquat of the popular 'playwright' package. On require(), index.js collects process.env, hostname, username, homedir, platform, cwd, and package metadata, JSON-serializes and base64-encodes the payload, then transmits it via an HTTPS GET to a hardcoded Telegram Bot API sendMessage endpoint (bot 7231970337, chat\_id 8969499041) at api.telegram.org. A flag file in tmpdir suppresses re-runs. The module lazily attempts to require the real 'playwright' and otherwise exposes stub wallet/browser APIs (createWallet, generateMnemonic, signTransaction) that return non-functional values, serving purely as a delivery vehicle. Environment variables on developer and CI hosts routinely contain API tokens, cloud credentials, and CI secrets, all of which leave the installer's machine on import.

## 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/playwrite
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.48.0
- **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:** 1.48.0
- **Appeal under review:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@wethenorth12/playwrite/v/1.48.0>)
- [OSV advisory](<https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-12099>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wethenorth12/playwrite/v/1.48.0>)