--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/catwrestlingbird/v/1.0.0" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/catwrestlingbird/v/1.0.0.md" package: "catwrestlingbird" report_status: "published" title: "catwrestlingbird@1.0.0 npm security report" verdict: "malicious" version: "1.0.0" --- # catwrestlingbird@1.0.0 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## 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:** 1.0.0 - **Selected version is latest:** Yes - **Analysis source:** OSV Malicious Advisory (OpenSSF/OSV) Trusted malware advisory MAL-2026-16327 identifies this version as malicious. Firewall keeps the version blocked under its trusted-intelligence policy. An AI recommendation to allow or warn does not override that advisory. 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... ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Malicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 100.0% - **Started:** 2026-09-21T04:20:05.851Z - **Finished:** 2026-09-21T04:20:06.134Z - **Download time:** 255 ms - **Static scan time:** 27 ms - **AI review time:** Not available - **Total time:** 283 ms The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs. ## Security analysis No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to catwrestlingbird@1.0.0. - Avoid installing catwrestlingbird@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. ## Public findings ### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node install.js ``` ### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node install.js ``` ### 3. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 4. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** heartbeat.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L6: const crypto = require('crypto'); L7: const cp = require('child_process'); L8: ``` ### 5. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 6. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 7. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 8. High: Same File Env Network Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** heartbeat.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L3: const path = require('path'); L4: const https = require('https'); L5: const http = require('http'); L6: const crypto = require('crypto'); L7: const cp = require('child_process'); L8: L9: const C2_URL = process.env.DOLUS_C2 || 'http://192.168.4.216:3000'; L10: const PKG_NAME = process.env.DOLUS_PKG || 'catwrestlingbird'; ``` ### 9. Critical: Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** heartbeat.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Source sends the broad process environment to a literal external destination. L3: const path = require('path'); L4: const https = require('https'); L5: const http = require('http'); L6: const crypto = require('crypto'); L7: const cp = require('child_process'); L8: L9: const C2_URL = process.env.DOLUS_C2 || 'http://192.168.4.216:3000'; L10: const PKG_NAME = process.env.DOLUS_PKG || 'catwrestlingbird'; ... L16: function wsEncodeFrame(data) { L17: const payload = Buffer.from(data); L18: const len = payload.length; ... L52: req.on('upgrade', (_res, socket) => { ``` ### 10. Critical: Spawned Remote Code Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** heartbeat.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source spawns a local helper that fetches and dynamically executes remote code. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L3: const path = require('path'); L4: const https = require('https'); L5: const http = require('http'); L6: const crypto = require('crypto'); L7: const cp = require('child_process'); L8: L9: const C2_URL = process.env.DOLUS_C2 || 'http://192.168.4.216:3000'; L10: const PKG_NAME = process.env.DOLUS_PKG || 'catwrestlingbird'; ... L16: function wsEncodeFrame(data) { L17: const payload = Buffer.from(data); L18: const len = payload.length; ... L52: req.on('upgrade', (_res, socket) => { ``` ### 11. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 12. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 95.0% Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean. ### 13. Low: No License - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package manifest does not declare a clear license. ### 14. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** heartbeat.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_trace_path_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 1 ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall - **Dependencies:** 0 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 0 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0 ## Package metadata - **Package:** catwrestlingbird - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 1.0.0 - **Version published:** 2026-09-17T16:58:23.971Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-09-21T04:20:06.134Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-09-21T04:20:06.134Z - **Known versions:** 1 - **Latest version:** 1.0.0 - **Appeal under review:** No ## References - [HTML security report]() - [OSV advisory]() - [PACKAGE]()