janus-flow
This report shows the evidence for janus-flow@1.0.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5556 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5556
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in janus-flow (npm)
Details
On `npm install`, the package's postinstall hook (`node postinstall.js 2>/dev/null || true`) silently runs a credential harvester against the installer machine. postinstall.js collects `os.hostname()`, `os.userInfo().username`, `process.cwd()`, platform, and timestamp; iterates `process.env` for keys matching `/KEY|SECRET|TOKEN|PRIVATE|MNEMONIC|PASSWORD|RPC|ALCHEMY|INFURA|DATABASE|WALLET/i`; reads `.env` files from multiple paths and `~/.npmrc`; and POSTs the resulting JSON blob to `https://193.203.169.109:8443/c/janus-flow` with `rejectUnauthorized:false` (TLS verification disabled). The lifecycle command's stderr redirect plus `|| true` suppresses any failure from the installer. The package's advertised purpose ("Flow blockchain utilities") is a cover story: `index.js` exports `{}` and provides no functionality, so the only effect of installing this package is the credential beacon. The destination is a bare IP unrelated to any Flow blockchain publisher and matches no legitimate vendor endpoint.
## Source: ghsa-malware (73f6fff46550b6c53f7e1f87b6cf346eafd325b934434b441b4ef1756c914f9d) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to janus-flow@1.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing janus-flow@1.0.0. 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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