ollama-helpers
This report shows the evidence for ollama-helpers@1.2.3. 23 of 23 known versions are blocked or flagged. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6581 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6581
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in ollama-helpers (npm)
Details
scripts/postinstall.js executes automatically on `npm install` and performs a bulk harvest of installer-side identity and configuration data: OS hostname and username, ~/.gitconfig user email, recent committer emails parsed from.git/logs/HEAD, SSH public-key comments from ~/.ssh/*.pub, GitHub identity from ~/.config/gh/hosts.yml, GCP project/account, AWS profile names from ~/.aws/config, DNS search domain, CWD, CI provider, and parent project package.json author/repo. The collected JSON is POSTed via https.request to the hardcoded endpoint npm-package-logger-228835561205.europe-west1.run.app, an anonymous Google Cloud Run host unrelated to the package's claimed homepage (ollama-js.dev). The package additionally impersonates the Ollama ecosystem with fabricated publisher metadata (author 'Ollama JS Dev', homepage ollama-js.dev, repo github.com/ollama-js-dev) — none of which belong to the official Ollama project at ollama.com / github.com/ollama. The declared `main` (dist/index.js) is not shipped in the tarball; the only executable surface is the postinstall data-collection script, confirming the package is a pure exfiltration vehicle dressed as an Ollama helpers library. The 'telemetry' framing in the script is a cover story — scope (SSH key comments, committer history, AWS profile inventory, cloud account identifiers) far exceeds anything a legitimate version/platform telemetry beacon would collect, and no consent prompt or opt-out exists.
## Source: ghsa-malware (4842244ede067e7f1c6fa07a21636f5d8c0f41f292a77d4fbbd29ce68f5cb417) 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 ollama-helpers@1.2.3.
The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 23 recorded versions
1.2.1, 1.2.2, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.4.0, 0.5.0, 0.6.0, 0.7.1, 0.9.0, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.3.1, 0.4.1, 0.5.1, 0.7.0, 0.8.0, 1.2.3
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing ollama-helpers@1.2.3. 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: .
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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