lab-services
This report shows the evidence for lab-services@99.0.0, the only known version.
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 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6065 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6065
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in lab-services (npm)
Details
On `npm install`, the package's preinstall lifecycle script (node.js) collects host identifiers from the installing machine — hostname, public IP (resolved via api.ipify.org), current working directory, OS platform, and architecture — and POSTs them to a hardcoded Discord webhook at discord.com/api/webhooks/1516798168304586833/. The behavior fires automatically with no opt-in and no user interaction. The package is published at version 99.0.0 with a description self-identifying as an 'Authorized Security Research PoC - Dependency Confusion Assessment' and keywords including 'bugbounty', 'msrc', 'security-holding' — the structural shape of a dependency-confusion squat against an internal package name of the same identifier. Regardless of researcher intent, the public publication causes any installer who resolves this name (including unrelated organizations or accidental typo-installs) to leak internal network metadata to a third-party webhook.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to lab-services@99.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing lab-services@99.0.0. 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.
Evidence last updated: .
Source advisory published: .
This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.
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