OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6423 confirms this npm version as malicious. The `leo-connector-elasticsearch` npm package was compromised as part of the Miasma worm campaign targeting the LeoPlatform npm ecosystem. On June 24, 2026, 20 LeoPlatform packages were published within a 3-second window by a threat actor who had taken over the npm account `czirker` belonging to the LeoPlatform organization.
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OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in leo-connector-elasticsearch (npm)
Details
The `leo-connector-elasticsearch` npm package was compromised as part of the Miasma worm campaign targeting the LeoPlatform npm ecosystem. On June 24, 2026, 20 LeoPlatform packages were published within a 3-second window by a threat actor who had taken over the npm account `czirker` belonging to the LeoPlatform organization.
The malicious payload is triggered automatically during `npm install` via a `binding.gyp` file using node-gyp command expansion (`<!(node index.js > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo stub.c)`), which bypasses lifecycle script scanners. The replaced `index.js` (~5.2 MB, obfuscated with ROT-N + AES-128-GCM encryption) deploys a multi-stage worm with the following capabilities:
- Credential theft: Targets npm, GitHub, PyPI, RubyGems, Kubernetes, HashiCorp Vault, AWS (IAM keys, Secrets Manager, IMDS), 1Password, JFrog Artifactory, and SSH keys. - AI tool targeting: Exfiltrates configuration files for Claude, Cursor, Gemini, and VS Code. - Worm propagation: Enumerates npm packages and auto-publishes version bumps to spread to other maintainers in the ecosystem. - GitHub persistence: Creates orphan `snapshot-<hex>` branches with fake "Dependabot Updates" workflows to maintain access after initial compromise.
Any system that installed this version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate all secrets immediately from a separate, clean machine. See the linked SafeDep report for full payload analysis, indicators of compromise, and remediation guidance.
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## Source: amazon-inspector (fe643e56a0ed63b5f361b4d14c4f6a0a4e13d58bb1c68bb2d296ceafc7756465) The package ships a binding.gyp containing GYP command-expansion syntax (<!(...)) at line 6 inside the targets/sources fields. npm implicitly runs `node-gyp rebuild` whenever a binding.gyp is present — even without any declared install or postinstall lifecycle script — and GYP evaluates <!(...) as a shell command during the configure step. This causes the embedded command to execute on the installer's machine on `npm install`, functionally equivalent to a lifecycle hook running arbitrary code. The binding.gyp embedding command substitution rather than a list of real native source files (.c/.cc/.cpp) indicates the file's purpose is to run that command at install time, not to build a legitimate native addon.
## Source: ghsa-malware (7ace2416bdd28af640fdc78273bf7b2286e2125526a72b7887ae6c8f16a4039c) 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.