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csa-mfa@1.1.16

OSV Malicious Advisory

imported 25d ago · by OpenSSF/OSV

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-16175 confirms this npm version as malicious. package.json declares a preinstall script that runs wget against http://169.58.142.14:8080/ with query parameters populated by shell command substitution of whoami, ls, and hostname. On npm install this automatically transmits the installer's username, current-directory listing, and hostname to a hardcoded bare-IP HTTP endpoint unrelated to any legitimate publisher infrastructure...

Advisory

MAL-2026-16175

Source

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV

Summary

Malicious code in csa-mfa (npm)

Details

package.json declares a preinstall script that runs wget against http://169.58.142.14:8080/ with query parameters populated by shell command substitution of whoami, ls, and hostname. On npm install this automatically transmits the installer's username, current-directory listing, and hostname to a hardcoded bare-IP HTTP endpoint unrelated to any legitimate publisher infrastructure. There is no functional package purpose served by this behavior.

Decision reason

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV confirms csa-mfa@1.1.16 as malicious (MAL-2026-16175): Malicious code in csa-mfa (npm)

References

OSV advisory PACKAGE PACKAGE

Source & flagged code

0 flagged

No flagged code excerpts are attached to this scan.

Findings

1 High

HighOsv Malicious Advisory

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to csa-mfa@1.1.16.

The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 2 recorded versions

1.1.15, 1.1.16

See version security history for other recorded verdicts.

Avoid installing csa-mfa@1.1.16. 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: 2026-09-15 16:31:19.117Z (UTC).

Source advisory published: 2026-09-15 15:55:51.000Z (UTC).

This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.