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devplatform-nx-gle
Shared devplatform nx gle library for backend integration
This report shows the evidence for devplatform-nx-gle@35.5.3, 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-aiDirect source inspection confirms an import-time remote payload downloader and launcher; the benign-looking API does not invoke or document it. This is concrete malware behavior, not ordinary telemetry.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
Any runtime require/import of devplatform-nx-gle, including the README usage example.
Impact
Arbitrary attacker-controlled native code execution under the importing process user.
Mechanism
Remote binary download (HTTPS/DNS TXT), temp-file drop, permission change, and detached execution.
Attack narrative
The package's advertised entrypoint suppresses errors while importing _bridge.js. That module immediately fetches an opaque payload from obfuscated HTTPS hosts, falling back to DNS TXT reconstruction, writes it as a random executable in a temporary directory, grants Unix execute permission, and starts it detached through /bin/sh or cmd.exe. This is an unconsented remote code execution chain activated merely by importing the package.
AI rationale
Direct source inspection confirms an import-time remote payload downloader and launcher; the benign-looking API does not invoke or document it. This is concrete malware behavior, not ordinary telemetry.
Evidence
package.jsonindex.js_bridge.jslib/telemetry.js
Network endpoints7
oob-worker.cf103-070.workers.devoob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.devoob-worker.cf100-416.workers.devsdk.dl.wel1.ruext.dl.wel1.rupkg.dl.wel1.runet.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 _bridge.js on every package import.
- _bridge.js downloads platform binaries from obfuscated worker hosts or DNS TXT records.
- _bridge.js writes the payload to a temp path, chmods it on Unix, then launches it detached via shell/cmd.
- lib/telemetry.js contains the same configurable download-to-temp-and-execute capability.
Evidence against
- package.json has no npm lifecycle scripts.
- No source evidence of credential harvesting or AI-agent configuration writes.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcelib/telemetry.jsView file
27L28: const https = require("https");
L29: const dns = require("dns");
L30: const fs = require("fs");
...
L116: const _logger = new Logger(
L117: process.env.ANALYTICS_DEBUG ? LogLevel.DEBUG : LogLevel.NONE
L118: );
...
L224: "BUILD_NUMBER",
L225: "GITHUB_ACTIONS",
L226: "GITLAB_CI",
...
L275: app_start_time: new Date(Date.now() - process.uptime() * 1000).toISOString(),
L276: device_app_hash: hashString(process.cwd()),
Critical
Download Execute
Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.
lib/telemetry.jsView on unpkg · L27495L496: fork() {
L497: const child = new Scope();
High
•matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = checkout-checkout-test-block-aff@35.9.6
matchedPath = lib/telemetry.js
matchedIdentity = npm:[redacted]:35.9.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
High
Known Malware Source Similarity
Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.
lib/telemetry.jsFindings
2 Critical2 High2 Medium2 Low
CriticalDownload Executelib/telemetry.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capability_bridge.js
HighChild Processlib/telemetry.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/telemetry.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowWeak Cryptolib/telemetry.js
LowFilesystem
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to devplatform-nx-gle@35.5.3.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing devplatform-nx-gle@35.5.3. 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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