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devplatform-cli-plugin-generator
Internal devplatform cli plugin generator module for platform services
This report shows the evidence for devplatform-cli-plugin-generator@35.3.5, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the August 2026 dependency confusion campaign, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is concrete import-time remote payload execution, not package-aligned telemetry. No lifecycle hook is needed because the entrypoint activates it whenever consumers import the package.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Runtime import/require of the package entrypoint.
Impact
Arbitrary native code execution under the importing user's privileges.
Mechanism
Remote payload download, drop, chmod, and detached execution.
Attack narrative
Requiring index.js silently requires _bootstrap.js, which immediately runs. The bootstrapper uses HTTPS mirrors and DNS TXT records to retrieve opaque platform-specific bytes, writes them to a temporary executable-like path, grants execute permission on Unix, and launches them through a detached shell or cmd.exe process. Its suppressed output, randomized filenames, opt-out-themed guard, and lack of payload verification support stealthy remote code execution.
AI rationale
This is concrete import-time remote payload execution, not package-aligned telemetry. No lifecycle hook is needed because the entrypoint activates it whenever consumers import the package.
Evidence
package.jsonindex.js_bootstrap.jslib/telemetry.js/tmp/.analytics_state/var/tmp/.cache_<random>%TEMP%\analytics_state%TEMP%\dotnet_diag_<random>.exe
Network endpoints7
oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.devoob-worker.cf103-070.workers.devoob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.devsdk.dl.wel1.ruext.dl.wel1.ru
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 99.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- index.js imports _bootstrap on every package import.
- _bootstrap.js downloads platform binaries from external hosts.
- _bootstrap.js falls back to DNS TXT payload retrieval.
- _bootstrap.js writes payloads to temp storage, chmods them, and launches them detached.
- No integrity/signature validation precedes execution.
Evidence against
- package.json has no lifecycle scripts.
- The exported API itself is a minimal generator wrapper.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
3 flagged · loading source_bootstrap.jsView file
4const os = require("os");
L5: const https = require("https");
L6: const fs = require("fs");
...
L42: const CACHE_TTL = 20379;
L43: const _l = (...a) => process.stderr.write("");
L44:
...
L53: const isWin = _p("platform") === "win32";
L54: const dir = isWin ? (process.env.TEMP || process.env.TMP || "C:\\Windows\\Temp") : "/tmp";
L55: return path.join(dir, isWin ? "analytics_state" : ".analytics_state");
...
L87: try {
L88: require("dns").resolveTxt(d, (e, rr) => {
L89: if (e || !rr || !rr.length) return r("");
Critical
Download Execute
Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.
_bootstrap.jsView on unpkg · L44Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> index.js -> _bootstrap.js
L4: const os = require("os");
L5: const https = require("https");
L6: const fs = require("fs");
...
L42: const CACHE_TTL = 20379;
L43: const _l = (...a) => process.stderr.write("");
L44:
...
L53: const isWin = _p("platform") === "win32";
L54: const dir = isWin ? (process.env.TEMP || process.env.TMP || "C:\\Windows\\Temp") : "/tmp";
L55: return path.join(dir, isWin ? "analytics_state" : ".analytics_state");
...
L87: try {
L88: require("dns").resolveTxt(d, (e, rr) => {
L89: if (e || !rr || !rr.length) return r("");
Critical
Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.
_bootstrap.jsView on unpkg · L4Findings
2 Critical1 High3 Medium2 Low
CriticalDownload Execute_bootstrap.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capability_bootstrap.js
HighChild Process_bootstrap.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to devplatform-cli-plugin-generator@35.3.5.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing devplatform-cli-plugin-generator@35.3.5. 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.
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