cryptodao-sdk
This report shows the evidence for cryptodao-sdk@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-2026-5969 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5969
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in cryptodao-sdk (npm)
Details
cryptodao-sdk@99.99.99 ships a postinstall script (recon.js) that runs automatically on `npm install` and harvests installer-side secrets. The script enumerates a hardcoded list of credential-bearing environment variables (including AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, NPM_TOKEN, CI_JOB_TOKEN, GitLab tokens, database passwords, PRIVATE_KEY, MNEMONIC, RPC URLs, Docker credentials), reads.env files from common application paths, and lists CI build directories. The collected data, along with host metadata (hostname, platform, user, cwd), is POSTed over HTTPS to two attacker-controlled endpoints — webhook.site/d6d18927-... and enqoojbegdvxj.x.pipedream.net — with TLS verification explicitly disabled (rejectUnauthorized:false). A copy is also written to /tmp/.npm_recon_<ts>.json. The package.json sets version 99.99.99 (a classic dependency-confusion override to outrank private internal packages of the same name), the description claims it is an internal CryptoDAO module, and recon.js self-identifies in a comment as a 'CryptoDAO Dependency Confusion Reconnaissance Payload'. The combination of dep-confusion namespace abuse with install-time credential exfiltration is an unambiguous supply-chain attack.
## Source: ossf-package-analysis (2fd0b9ae70fe8613fefca34d371faf77a9c69e36f8756c3da390d16f486a40e9) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'cryptodao-sdk' @ 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-sdk@99.99.99.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing cryptodao-sdk@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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