gd-auth-client
This report shows the evidence for gd-auth-client@999.0.0, 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 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6263 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6263
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in gd-auth-client (npm)
Details
package.json declares `preinstall: node index.js`, which runs automatically on `npm install`. index.js requires os, dns, https, querystring, and the local package.json, then collects installer host identifiers — homedir (os.homedir()), hostname (os.hostname()), username (os.userInfo().username), configured DNS servers (dns.getServers()), current working directory (__dirname), and the full package.json contents — and POSTs them via HTTPS to `6pwzxcku93yjz1m1mp1ctzofj6pxdn1c.oastify.com/dependency-confusion`, a Burp Collaborator (OAST) subdomain controlled by the publisher. The version number 999.0.0 combined with a generic, unscoped name is the standard dependency-confusion shape: the package is published to the public registry to win resolution against an internal/private package of the same name in a victim's build, at which point the preinstall hook beacons home with environment fingerprints suitable for follow-up targeting. Any developer or CI system that resolves this package suffers immediate exfiltration of host identity to an attacker-controlled endpoint at install time.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to gd-auth-client@999.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing gd-auth-client@999.0.0. 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: .
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