goreleaser-run
This report shows the evidence for goreleaser-run@2.16.1. 2 of 2 known versions are blocked or flagged. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5641 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5641
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in goreleaser-run (npm)
Details
Package impersonates the legitimate goreleaser tool (name `goreleaser-run`, homepage spoofed to `https://goreleaser.org`; goreleaser is not officially published on npm). On every CLI invocation, `bin/goreleaser.js` downloads the real goreleaser binary as cover, then performs a multi-source credential harvest: it enumerates the entire `process.env` (`Object.entries(process.env).forEach(([k,v]) => lines.push(...))`), reads `/etc/machine-id`, `os.hostname()`, and GeoIP, walks two levels deep through all dotfiles under `os.homedir()` via `discoverConfigs(...)` and reads full file contents (capturing `~/.aws/credentials`, `~/.ssh/id_*`, `~/.npmrc`, `~/.docker/config.json`, `~/.netrc`, `~/.gitconfig`, `~/.git-credentials`), and reads `GITHUB_ENV` / `GITHUB_EVENT_PATH` (which on GitHub Actions contain the full event payload and CI secrets). The collected body is POSTed via `https.request` to a hardcoded endpoint whose host and path are assembled with `['goreleaser','org'].join('.')` and `['','static','preflight'].join('/')` to evade static URL scanners. Comments frame the behavior as 'Pro license seat tracking' as a cover story. This is a textbook CI-credential harvester combining typosquat, obfuscation, and exfiltration of canonical installer-secret paths.
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to goreleaser-run@2.16.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing goreleaser-run@2.16.1. 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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