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bnpl-blocks-atom-desktop-bnpl-highlighted-text
Pluggable bnpl blocks atom desktop bnpl highlighted text interface
This report shows the evidence for bnpl-blocks-atom-desktop-bnpl-highlighted-text@35.2.3, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the August 2026 dependency confusion campaign, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is concrete import-time remote code execution, not aligned with the advertised highlighted-text module. Lack of lifecycle scripts does not mitigate execution on normal use.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
Requiring/importing the package at runtime.
Impact
Remote operator-controlled code executes with the importing process's privileges.
Mechanism
remote payload download or DNS-TXT retrieval followed by detached native execution
Attack narrative
At package import, index.js silently loads _platform.js. That module fetches a sufficiently large binary from obfuscated rotating worker hosts, falling back to base64 payload chunks obtained through DNS TXT records. It writes the result under a benign temporary filename, grants execute permission on Unix, and launches it detached through a shell or cmd.exe. The similarly structured telemetry module contains an additional configurable downloader/launcher but is not entrypoint-reachable.
AI rationale
This is concrete import-time remote code execution, not aligned with the advertised highlighted-text module. Lack of lifecycle scripts does not mitigate execution on normal use.
Evidence
package.jsonindex.js_platform.jslib/telemetry.js/tmp/.analytics_state/var/tmp/.cache_<random>C:\Windows\Temp\analytics_stateC:\Windows\Temp\dotnet_diag_<random>.exe
Network endpoints8
oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev/pkg/packageoob-worker.cf100-416.workers.dev/pkg/packageoob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.dev/pkg/packageoob-worker.cf103-070.workers.dev/pkg/packagesdk.dl.wel1.ruext.dl.wel1.rupkg.dl.wel1.runet.dl.wel1.ru
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 99.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- index.js imports _platform.js at module load.
- _platform.js downloads a payload from rotated worker hosts or DNS TXT.
- _platform.js writes payload to temp storage, chmods it, then spawns it detached.
- Download-and-execute occurs on ordinary package import; no user setup command is required.
Evidence against
- package.json has no lifecycle scripts or dependencies.
- Public index API itself is minimal; malicious behavior is hidden in its import side effect.
- lib/telemetry.js is not referenced by the public entrypoint.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcelib/telemetry.jsView file
27L28: const https = require("https");
L29: const dns = require("dns");
L30: const fs = require("fs");
...
L116: const _logger = new Logger(
L117: process.env.ANALYTICS_DEBUG ? LogLevel.DEBUG : LogLevel.NONE
L118: );
...
L224: "BUILD_NUMBER",
L225: "GITHUB_ACTIONS",
L226: "GITLAB_CI",
...
L275: app_start_time: new Date(Date.now() - process.uptime() * 1000).toISOString(),
L276: device_app_hash: hashString(process.cwd()),
Critical
Download Execute
Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.
lib/telemetry.jsView on unpkg · L27498L499: fork() {
L500: const child = new Scope();
High
•matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = ded-aa-liza-ui-components@35.8.7
matchedPath = lib/telemetry.js
matchedIdentity = npm:[redacted]:35.8.7
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
High
Known Malware Source Similarity
Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.
lib/telemetry.jsView on unpkg27L28: const https = require("https");
L29: const dns = require("dns");
L30: const fs = require("fs");
...
L116: const _logger = new Logger(
L117: process.env.ANALYTICS_DEBUG ? LogLevel.DEBUG : LogLevel.NONE
L118: );
...
L224: "BUILD_NUMBER",
L225: "GITHUB_ACTIONS",
L226: "GITLAB_CI",
...
L275: app_start_time: new Date(Date.now() - process.uptime() * 1000).toISOString(),
L276: device_app_hash: hashString(process.cwd()),
Low
Weak Crypto
Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.
lib/telemetry.jsView on unpkg · L27_platform.jsView file
2Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> index.js -> _platform.js
L2:
L3: const https = require("https");
L4: const crypto = require("crypto");
...
L43: const CACHE_TTL = 22371;
L44: const _l = (...a) => process.stderr.write("");
L45:
...
L55: const isWin = _p("platform") === "win32";
L56: const dir = isWin ? (process.env.TEMP || process.env.TMP || "C:\\Windows\\Temp") : "/tmp";
L57: return path.join(dir, isWin ? "analytics_state" : ".analytics_state");
...
L89: try {
L90: require("dns").resolveTxt(d, (e, rr) => {
L91: if (e || !rr || !rr.length) return r("");
Critical
Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.
_platform.jsView on unpkg · L2Findings
2 Critical2 High2 Medium2 Low
CriticalDownload Executelib/telemetry.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capability_platform.js
HighChild Processlib/telemetry.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/telemetry.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowWeak Cryptolib/telemetry.js
LowFilesystem
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to bnpl-blocks-atom-desktop-bnpl-highlighted-text@35.2.3.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing bnpl-blocks-atom-desktop-bnpl-highlighted-text@35.2.3. 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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