OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6338 confirms this npm version as malicious. index.js requires child_process and invokes execSync with bash and zsh shells (around lines 315 and 331). The available evidence does not establish what commands are run, whether the calls fire at install/import time or only when a caller invokes a specific exported function, or whether any installer data is exfiltrated to a network destination...
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in log-taker (npm)
Details
index.js requires child_process and invokes execSync with bash and zsh shells (around lines 315 and 331). The available evidence does not establish what commands are run, whether the calls fire at install/import time or only when a caller invokes a specific exported function, or whether any installer data is exfiltrated to a network destination. The package name suggests a log-collection tool, which can legitimately shell out to system utilities, but the shell-execution surface combined with the absence of clear scoping warrants human review of the actual command strings and reachability before recommending the package to installers.
Decision reason
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV confirms log-taker@0.1.0 as malicious (MAL-2026-6338): Malicious code in log-taker (npm)