kmf-i18n@100.100.101
This package appears in our research on the dependency confusion probes at version 99 and above, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 12d ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-17747 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-17747
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in kmf-i18n (npm)
Details
kmf-i18n@100.100.100 is published with the version-number and behavior shape of a dependency-confusion reconnaissance beacon rather than an i18n library. The tarball ships a Linux x64 N-API binary at prebuilds/linux-x64/addon.node with no corresponding source, no binding.gyp, and no build step. package.json declares scripts.postinstall = "node postinstall.js", and postinstall.js require()s that prebuilt.node binary, so the native code is loaded automatically on npm install. The addon opens a raw TCP socket to the hardcoded bare IP 64.181.165.115 on port 80 and sends an HTTP/1.0 POST to /dc with body h=<HOSTNAME>&p=<npm_package_name>&u=<unused>&r=<npm_config_registry>, reading those values from the installer's environment. The exfiltrated npm_config_registry value discloses internal/private npm registry URLs, which is the characteristic signal of dependency-confusion target reconnaissance. The addon exposes no i18n functionality consistent with the package's declared purpose; its only observable behavior is the install-time beacon. The main entry also require()s the same binary, so merely importing the package re-triggers the native load path.
## Source: ossf-package-analysis (c506e33bdce28606141b7d2bbebbae50e97e466ab04664a9cca8fa48a3622ae1) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'kmf-i18n' @ 100.100.102 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to kmf-i18n@100.100.101.
The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 2 recorded versions
100.100.100, 100.100.101
See all versions of kmf-i18n for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing kmf-i18n@100.100.101. 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.
Evidence last updated: .
Source advisory published: .
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