OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-11543 confirms this npm version as malicious. Package advertised as a date-formatting utility performs supply-chain attack behavior. package.json declares a postinstall shell one-liner that, on npm install, collects kernel version, IP addresses, Kubernetes API probes, cloud instance metadata (AWS 169.254.169.254 and Alibaba 100.100.100.200), an internal /24 TCP scan, ARP/DNS data, and a listing of /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/, then POSTs the...
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OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in simple-date-formatter-new-5 (npm)
Details
Package advertised as a date-formatting utility performs supply-chain attack behavior. package.json declares a postinstall shell one-liner that, on npm install, collects kernel version, IP addresses, Kubernetes API probes, cloud instance metadata (AWS 169.254.169.254 and Alibaba 100.100.100.200), an internal /24 TCP scan, ARP/DNS data, and a listing of /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/, then POSTs the aggregated output via curl to http://safjhdvsfwzhieemkdzbgr54r0yjhrmok.oast.fun/escinfo9. The main module (index.js) additionally enumerates ~/.ssh for key files on require() and issues an HTTPS POST containing the directory listing plus username and platform to hardcoded IP 124.221.154.135:443/post. The advertised formatDate export is a trivial cover for the exfiltration code paths.
Decision reason
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV confirms simple-date-formatter-new-5@1.0.0 as malicious (MAL-2026-11543): Malicious code in simple-date-formatter-new-5 (npm)