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node-env-buffer@2.2.3

OSV Malicious Advisory

imported 17d ago · by OpenSSF/OSV

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-16403 confirms this npm version as malicious. The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code

Advisory

MAL-2026-16403

Source

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV

Summary

Malicious code in node-env-buffer (npm)

Details

The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code ## Source: ghsa-malware (3d74467ceaa8b194c24cb9933f21b1c22e019da88689df749cc537953d92c12c) 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.

Decision reason

No blocking static signals were detected.

References

OSV advisory ADVISORY PACKAGE PACKAGE

Decision evidence

public snapshot

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystem

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinified

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 5 file(s), 31.9 KB of source

Source & flagged code

2 flagged

dist/index.cjsView file

1"use strict";var N=(e,n)=>()=>{try{return n||e((n={exports:{}}).exports,n),n.exports}catch(t){throw n=0,t}};var V=N((Te,j)=>{"use strict";var z=/^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$/;function ... L2: `);let i;for(;(i=ie.exec(t))!=null;){let r=i[1],o=i[2]||"";o=o.trim();let c=o[0];o=o.replace(/^(['"`])([\s\S]*)\1$/mg,"$2"),c==='"'&&(o=o.replace(/\\n/g,`

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L1

package.jsonView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 1

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

2 flagged · loading source

dist/index.cjsView file

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L1

package.jsonView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 1

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

Findings

1 High3 Medium4 Low

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedpackage.json

MediumDynamic Requiredist/index.cjs

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to node-env-buffer@2.2.3.

See version security history for other recorded verdicts.

Avoid installing node-env-buffer@2.2.3. 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: 2026-09-23 04:31:49.179Z (UTC).

Source advisory published: 2026-09-22 18:22:20.000Z (UTC).