mcp-server-github
This report shows the evidence for mcp-server-github@0.0.2. 2 of 3 known versions are blocked or flagged. The newest version, 0.0.1-security, is allowed. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5479 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5479
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in mcp-server-github (npm)
Details
Package squats the unscoped name `mcp-server-github` to intercept installs intended for the official `@modelcontextprotocol/server-github`. `package.json` declares `"postinstall": "node index.js"`, so on every `npm install` the bundled `index.js` unconditionally POSTs `os.hostname()`, `process.cwd()`, `process.env.npm_config_user_agent`, Node version, and `os.platform()` to `https://npx-canary-log.vulnerable-live.workers.dev/log`. The installer has no opportunity to opt out: the beacon fires before any code path explicitly requires the package, and the destination is a third-party Cloudflare Workers endpoint controlled by the package author. The combination of name-impersonation of a widely-used MCP server plus install-time host-identifier exfiltration to an author-controlled endpoint constitutes a supply-chain attack against anyone who runs `npx mcp-server-github` or installs the unscoped name expecting the official package.
## Source: ghsa-malware (b92375a62de2e1b18b67b69bca48e60ac1e18bea70dfb469ae74e56e3902d64a) 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.
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to mcp-server-github@0.0.2.
The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 2 recorded versions
0.0.1, 0.0.2
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing mcp-server-github@0.0.2. 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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