event-emitter-testmetest@1.0.7
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 23h ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-18178 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Independent LPM AI assessment
SuspiciousIndependent AI assessment: suspicious. LPM AI assessed this version as suspicious; the assessments disagree.
The build configuration can invoke an obfuscated eval payload, leaving a real but unresolved execution risk. No specific attack behavior was verified, and the manifest declares no lifecycle hook.
Independent scan evidence
public snapshot- package.json identifies index.js as the entrypoint and declares no lifecycle scripts.
- index.js begins with an eval call that transforms a large numeric payload before evaluating it.
- binding.gyp runs index.js through a shell substitution while processing the build configuration.
- Static inspection did not establish what the obfuscated payload does or identify a network endpoint or specific harmful action.
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourceindex.js begins with an eval call that transforms a large numeric payload before evaluating it.
index.jsView on unpkg · L1Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.
index.jsView on unpkg · L1binding.gyp runs index.js through a shell substitution while processing the build configuration.
Findings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to event-emitter-testmetest@1.0.7.
See all versions of event-emitter-testmetest for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing event-emitter-testmetest@1.0.7. 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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