OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-11058 confirms this npm version as malicious. payoutsvettingserv-paypal@28.0.0 declares `preinstall: node index.js` in package.json, causing index.js to run automatically on `npm install`. The script collects host identifiers via `os.hostname()`, `os.platform()`, `os.arch()`, `os.homedir()`, and DNS server info, then POSTs them as JSON to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator subdomain at `2y1pgajb8aa05uiq8g9ghu99e0ks8twi.oastify.com/hit` over HTTPS...
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OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in payoutsvettingserv-paypal (npm)
Details
payoutsvettingserv-paypal@28.0.0 declares `preinstall: node index.js` in package.json, causing index.js to run automatically on `npm install`. The script collects host identifiers via `os.hostname()`, `os.platform()`, `os.arch()`, `os.homedir()`, and DNS server info, then POSTs them as JSON to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator subdomain at `2y1pgajb8aa05uiq8g9ghu99e0ks8twi.oastify.com/hit` over HTTPS. The package name mimics an internal PayPal-style service, consistent with a dependency-confusion reconnaissance payload targeting build systems that mis-resolve an internal name to the public npm registry.
## Source: ghsa-malware (32d630492188c1db46669f68ec67e108a452a185dceb46b7fd0cb3bc939e865b) 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: ossf-package-analysis (bee149f4aad8882e82f7d89d3e06f538f2d844da10e2d030eeb7d78a795e3fec) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'payoutsvettingserv-paypal' @ 28.0.0 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Decision reason
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV confirms payoutsvettingserv-paypal@24.0.0 as malicious (MAL-2026-11058): Malicious code in payoutsvettingserv-paypal (npm)