exodus-payments
This report shows the evidence for exodus-payments@99.0.0-canary.1, the only known version.
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 3mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-10895 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-10895
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in exodus-payments (npm)
Details
Package is self-identified as a dependency-confusion proof-of-concept. Its postinstall hook (src/canary.js) performs a DNS lookup and HTTPS GET to a hardcoded Serveo tunnel host (96e03fa6c292469a-172-245-86-254.serveousercontent.com), sending only the package's own name and version as query parameters. No environment variables, credentials, filesystem contents, or other installer data are read or transmitted; the only signal the operator gains is the installer's public egress IP from the inbound request metadata. README discloses the canary purpose. Concerns: install-time outbound network without opt-out (breaks air-gapped/sandboxed CI), destination is a third-party mutable tunneling endpoint rather than publisher-owned infrastructure, and the canary version coordinate (99.0.0-canary.1) is shaped to win dependency-confusion races against private packages. No credential theft, no code execution of remote content, no persistence.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to exodus-payments@99.0.0-canary.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing exodus-payments@99.0.0-canary.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.
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Source advisory published: .
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