remote_session_elements
This report shows the evidence for remote_session_elements@9999.0.0, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the dependency confusion probes at version 99 and above, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 3mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-12427 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-12427
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in remote_session_elements (npm)
Details
Package version 9999.0.0 is published with placeholder metadata ("Shared utility helpers.", no author) — the canonical shape of a dependency-confusion squat designed to override an internal package of the same name during resolution. On `npm install`, the `scripts.preinstall` hook runs `node callback.js`, which reads `os.hostname()`, `os.userInfo().username`, the current working directory, the configured npm registry, and CI-provided repository identifiers (e.g. `process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY`) and sends them via HTTP GET to `http://75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse?pkg=...`, a hardcoded bare-IP endpoint over cleartext HTTP. This provides an external operator with the internal package name, host identity, and originating CI repository slug of every environment where the squat is installed — reconnaissance for further dependency-confusion attacks against the victim's internal package namespace.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to remote_session_elements@9999.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing remote_session_elements@9999.0.0. 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.
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Source advisory published: .
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