OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-12033 confirms this npm version as malicious. The package's package.json declares a `preinstall: node index.js` hook that fires automatically on `npm install`. index.js collects host reconnaissance data (os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, home directory, DNS server configuration) and reads local system files including /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, then HTTPS-POSTs the collected data to the hardcoded Burp Collaborator subdomain...
This report applies to aedes_clusters@1.1.1.
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