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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/json-schema-inspector"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/json-schema-inspector/report.md"
package: "json-schema-inspector"
report_status: "published"
title: "json-schema-inspector@1.1.7 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "1.1.7"
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# json-schema-inspector@1.1.7 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked by malware advisory** — OpenSSF/OSV malware advisory MAL-2026-11138 identifies this version as malicious and supplies the Firewall block.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Trusted malware advisory block
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Malware
- **Selected version:** 1.1.7
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory (OpenSSF/OSV)

OpenSSF/OSV malware advisory MAL-2026-11138 identifies this version as malicious and supplies the Firewall block.

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-11138 confirms this npm version as malicious. The package advertises itself as a JSON/XML schema validator, but both public entry points (validateJson, validateXml in lib/core.js) invoke a trigger() routine that performs remote code execution against the installer's host. The C2 URL is stored as XOR-encoded hex (key 0x55) and decodes to a manifest hosted at https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/cryptonomad411/cool-utils/package.json...

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** external-osv-malicious-v1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Malicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 100.0%
- **Started:** 2026-07-28T14:50:07.902Z
- **Finished:** 2026-07-28T14:50:07.902Z
- **Download time:** Not available
- **Static scan time:** Not available
- **AI review time:** Not available
- **Total time:** Not available

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to json-schema-inspector@1.1.7.

The same advisory and Firewall decision cover these 4 recorded versions: 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7.

- Avoid installing json-schema-inspector@1.1.7. 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.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Osv Malicious Advisory
- **Category:** External Intel
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

The package advertises itself as a JSON/XML schema validator, but both public entry points (validateJson, validateXml in lib/core.js) invoke a trigger() routine that performs remote code execution against the installer's host. The C2 URL is stored as XOR-encoded hex (key 0x55) and decodes to a manifest hosted at https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/cryptonomad411/cool-utils/package.json. The manifest supplies per-platform payload URLs (wurl/lrurl/laurl/mrurl/maurl) selected by process.platform and process.arch. lib/core.js then spawns node -e (Windows) or sh -c (Linux/macOS) at lines 97 and 114 to execute AES-256-CBC-decrypted staging scripts (aesDecrypt with a statically-derived key) that run the fetched payload. Execution is gated by sandbox-evasion checks in isEnvironment() (os.uptime() \>= 300s, os.cpus().length \>= 2, os.totalmem() \>= 2GB) and a one-shot lock file at ~/.cache/.\<hostname\>.lock (or %APPDATA%\\.cache\\.\<hostname\>.lock) so the dropper runs once per victim. The combined obfuscation of the C2 URL and staging scripts, the sandbox-evasion gating, the per-host persistence marker, and the mismatch between advertised purpose (schema validation) and shipped behavior (attacker-controlled code execution) together confirm hostile intent.

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** json-schema-inspector
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.1.7
- **Version published:** 2026-07-21T15:58:18.876Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-28T14:50:07.902Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-07-28T14:50:07.902Z
- **Known versions:** 4
- **Latest version:** 1.1.7
- **Appeal under review:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/json-schema-inspector>)
- [OpenSSF/OSV advisory](<https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-11138>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/json-schema-inspector/v/1.1.5>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/json-schema-inspector/v/1.1.7>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/json-schema-inspector/v/1.1.6>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/json-schema-inspector/v/1.1.4>)