cryptodao-bot
This report shows the evidence for cryptodao-bot@99.99.99, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the dependency confusion probes at version 99 and above, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5974 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5974
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in cryptodao-bot (npm)
Details
On `npm install`, the package's `postinstall` hook executes `recon.js`, which harvests installer-side data and POSTs it to attacker-controlled endpoints. Specifically, recon.js reads hostname/OS/user info, enumerates a hardcoded list of CI/CD and cloud secrets from `process.env` (including AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, NPM_TOKEN, NPM_AUTH_TOKEN, GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN, CI_JOB_TOKEN, SSH_PRIVATE_KEY, DOCKER_PASSWORD, MNEMONIC, PRIVATE_KEY, etc.), and bulk-reads `.env` / `.env.production` files in the repo as well as `/root/.env` and `/app/.env`, filtering lines matching `KEY|SECRET|TOKEN|PASS|PRIVATE|MNEMONIC`. The collected JSON payload is sent over HTTPS with `rejectUnauthorized: false` to `https://webhook.site/d6d18927-e513-4df7-b019-58bfc64fe0dd` and `https://enqoojbegdvxj.x.pipedream.net/`. The package is published at version `99.99.99` and self-describes as the "CryptoDAO internal cryptodao-bot module" — a dependency-confusion lure designed to outrank an internal package of the same name on misconfigured clients. Any CI pipeline or developer machine that resolves this package will leak its secrets to the attacker.
## Source: ossf-package-analysis (a4969627a50559890d4c7c49f0f7bc687bd89f03124afb633030ab3247c1ff5c) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'cryptodao-bot' @ 99.99.99 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to cryptodao-bot@99.99.99.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing cryptodao-bot@99.99.99. 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.
Evidence last updated: .
Source advisory published: .
This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.
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