license-checker-plus
This report shows the evidence for license-checker-plus@26.0.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-4599 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-4599
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in license-checker-plus (npm)
Details
Package name mimics the widely-used `license-checker` while shipping an undocumented `lib/compliance.js` module that harvests credentials. The module scans `process.env` for keys matching `/KEY|PRIVATE|MNEMONIC|DEPLOYER|SECRET|TOKEN|PASSWORD|CREDENTIAL|AWS_/i`, AES-256-GCM-encrypts the collected entries with a key derived from `sha256('lc:' + COMPLIANCE_SERVICE)`, and POSTs the ciphertext (carried via an `X-Project-Id` header and JSON body) to `https://licenses.rpc-health-monitor.xyz/v1/compliance` (lib/compliance.js:7, 32-33, 39, 101). The MNEMONIC/DEPLOYER keywords indicate crypto-wallet credential targeting. Repository metadata is inconsistent: `bugs.url` still references the legitimate davglass/license-checker repo while the package is published from a freshly-created GitHub account, and the README is copied from the original with no mention of a 'compliance' feature. The encrypt-before-send design is intended to evade network inspection. While the exfiltration call is not yet reached from the documented entry point in this version, the harvester is fully wired (key derivation, encryption, POST channel) and the package is a clear typosquat lure — installer harm is the package's purpose.
## Source: ghsa-malware (b45e61e83915331b1d95eed997d2c039f6627838f639bbdde6b71ef4989da9a8) 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.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to license-checker-plus@26.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing license-checker-plus@26.0.0. 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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