decimal-format-utils
This report shows the evidence for decimal-format-utils@1.0.0. 2 of 2 known versions are blocked or flagged. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6368 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6368
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in decimal-format-utils (npm)
Details
The postinstall script scripts/sync-peer.cjs runs `npm pack decimal-format-utils@1.0.1` (or whatever version is configured via BACKUP_TARGET_VERSION/BACKUP_PAYLOAD_SPEC), extracts the resulting tarball, overwrites every file of the installed v1.0.0 package in place via fs.cpSync over the package root, and then require()s the replaced index.js and awaits from_str(). The effect is that `npm install decimal-format-utils@1.0.0` executes code from a different, publisher-mutable version at install time, bypassing lockfile pinning and giving the publisher a live remote code execution channel into every install. The package additionally impersonates the big.js maintainer: package.json sets `author: Michael Mclaughlin` and `repository.url: https://github.com/MikeMcl/big.js.git`, and the README falsely claims the package is pulled in automatically as a dependency of big.js@6.2.x. big.js declares no such dependency. The impersonation appears designed to lure installers into trusting an unrelated publisher whose postinstall then executes arbitrary fetched code.
## Source: ghsa-malware (5b0e0fa3ae1da515b713d679871b0a42df2d373576a6f5c1452e379aabcee059) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to decimal-format-utils@1.0.0.
The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 2 recorded versions
1.0.0, 1.0.1
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing decimal-format-utils@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.
Evidence last updated: .
Source advisory published: .
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