OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-16327 confirms this npm version as malicious. catwrestlingbird@1.0.0 declares a `postinstall` script (`node install.js`) that automatically runs on `npm install`. install.js collects installer host reconnaissance — hostname, username, platform/arch/OS release, network interfaces, a depth-3 listing of the current working directory, selected environment variables, and the output of `ss`/`netstat`, `arp`/`ip neigh`, and `ip route`/`route` — and POSTs the JSON...
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgInstall-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgSource sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.
heartbeat.jsView on unpkg · L3Source spawns a local helper that fetches and dynamically executes remote code.
heartbeat.jsView on unpkg · L3A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.
heartbeat.jsView on unpkg · L3A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.
heartbeat.jsView on unpkgThis report applies to catwrestlingbird@1.0.0.
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Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgInstall-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgSource sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.
heartbeat.jsView on unpkg · L3Source spawns a local helper that fetches and dynamically executes remote code.
heartbeat.jsView on unpkg · L3A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.
heartbeat.jsView on unpkg · L3A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.
heartbeat.jsView on unpkg