metrics-probe-77d4
This report shows the evidence for metrics-probe-77d4@1.0.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5982 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5982
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in metrics-probe-77d4 (npm)
Details
On install, package.json runs `postinstall: node run.js`. run.js imports os, fs, http, https, and child_process and at runtime collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.platform()) and reads files from the filesystem (fs.existsSync / fs.readFileSync), then issues outbound HTTP/HTTPS requests including POST calls (run.js lines 322, 329) and GET / http.get fetches (lines 38, 190). The postinstall lifecycle hook causes this code to execute automatically on `npm install` without consumer interaction, exposing installer host information and local file contents to attacker-controlled network destinations. The package name (random suffix `-77d4`) and the absence of any documented purpose are consistent with a disposable exfiltration lure rather than a legitimate library.
## Source: ghsa-malware (52d1d3e23a5ff1effade9c537dc09744ccceaa12c6cd344a0627d1513be34899) 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 metrics-probe-77d4@1.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing metrics-probe-77d4@1.0.0. 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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Source advisory published: .
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