OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-15501 confirms this npm version as malicious. package.json declares a preinstall script that shells out via child_process to curl http://216.126.236.46/x.sh and pipe the response into /bin/bash, running attacker-controlled code on the installer's machine at npm install time. The fetch is unpinned, uses plain HTTP to a bare IP with no integrity check, and is wrapped in a try/catch that suppresses errors. The shipped index.js is a one-line stub exporting a no-op...
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OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in grafeno-api (npm)
Details
package.json declares a preinstall script that shells out via child_process to curl http://216.126.236.46/x.sh and pipe the response into /bin/bash, running attacker-controlled code on the installer's machine at npm install time. The fetch is unpinned, uses plain HTTP to a bare IP with no integrity check, and is wrapped in a try/catch that suppresses errors. The shipped index.js is a one-line stub exporting a no-op request() function, so the package provides no legitimate functionality — the manifest lifecycle hook is the entire payload, and the 'API client' framing is a cover story.
## Source: ossf-package-analysis (e30333357bace03d536c107ea6180be7a1951073192c1647bcb028e9fac3d633) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'grafeno-api' @ 1.0.1 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Decision reason
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV confirms grafeno-api@1.0.1 as malicious (MAL-2026-15501): Malicious code in grafeno-api (npm)