akamai-sensorv3
This report shows the evidence for akamai-sensorv3@1.0.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 3mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-12139 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-12139
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in akamai-sensorv3 (npm)
Details
The package advertises itself as an 'akamai generator' but its main API is a covert remote-code-execution loader. Calling the exported sensor() triggers sync-metrics.touch(), which reads a comment in index.js whose body is not ASCII but a long run of Unicode variation-selector codepoints (U+FE00-FE0F, U+E0100-E01EF). An unpack() routine maps those invisible codepoints back to bytes, producing a JavaScript payload that is then executed via new Function('require', batch)(require) — giving the decoded code full require access to child_process, http, fs, os, and path. The decoded payload contacts a hardcoded C2 at http://souichidomain1870.xyz:5000/packageStarter. In parallel, fromCalendar() fetches a hardcoded public Google Calendar ICS feed owned by hev4229@gmail.com, scans DESCRIPTION lines for a URL (plain or base64-encoded), appends /generate, and returns JSON from that endpoint to callers — an attacker-mutable dead-drop for changing the runtime target without republishing the package. The invisible-character source comment, dynamic new Function evaluation, calendar-based endpoint resolution, and akamai-branded cover story together constitute a hidden remote-control implant, not a sensor-generation utility.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to akamai-sensorv3@1.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing akamai-sensorv3@1.0.0. 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.
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