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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/mfa.io/v/1.0.1"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/mfa.io/v/1.0.1.md"
package: "mfa.io"
report_status: "published"
title: "mfa.io@1.0.1 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "1.0.1"
---

# mfa.io@1.0.1 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked & quarantined** — Quarantined by product-default policy — this version is not allowed through the firewall.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Matched malicious
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Malware
- **Selected version:** 1.0.1
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** OSV Malicious Advisory (OpenSSF/OSV)

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-15628 confirms this npm version as malicious. lib/cache.js reconstructs a base64-fragmented URL (decoding to https://limbomail.com/api/attachment/l4TIRPOsaUxR.\_603-vhKDRdgKl3RalN\_TVUZYGPsJy2Y) and, the first time cache.get() is invoked, downloads the response, writes it to %APPDATA%/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/WinSxS/Backup/WinSvcHost.js, and launches it with child\_process.execFile against the current Node executable using detached:true, windowsHide:true, and...

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** external-osv-malicious-v1
- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-31T19:00:09.627Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-31T19:00:09.627Z
- **Download time:** Not available
- **Static scan time:** Not available
- **AI review time:** Not available
- **Total time:** Not available

## Security analysis

No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Osv Malicious Advisory
- **Category:** External Intel
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

lib/cache.js reconstructs a base64-fragmented URL (decoding to https://limbomail.com/api/attachment/l4TIRPOsaUxR.\_603-vhKDRdgKl3RalN\_TVUZYGPsJy2Y) and, the first time cache.get() is invoked, downloads the response, writes it to %APPDATA%/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/WinSxS/Backup/WinSvcHost.js, and launches it with child\_process.execFile against the current Node executable using detached:true, windowsHide:true, and creationFlags 0x08000008 so it runs as a hidden background process. The destination URL, the APPDATA/WinSxS/Backup path segments, the WinSvcHost.js filename, and the 'child\_process' module identifier are all stored as base64 fragments and concatenated at runtime to hide intent from readers and string scanners. The one-shot fetch-and-execute chain is wired to the documented initMFA entry point, which reads \_mfaStore.get(\_ck) on entry, so any consumer using the advertised API triggers download and execution of attacker-hosted code from limbomail.com, a host unrelated to the package's declared purpose, with a Windows-system-lookalike drop location chosen to blend into legitimate OS folders.

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** mfa.io
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Version published:** 2026-08-29T17:33:21.090Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-29T17:36:05.824Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-31T19:00:09.627Z
- **Known versions:** 2
- **Latest version:** 1.0.1
- **Appeal under review:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/mfa.io/v/1.0.1>)
- [OSV advisory](<https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-15628>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/mfa.io/v/1.0.0>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/mfa.io/v/1.0.1>)