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sm-admin

This report shows the evidence for sm-admin@99.0.1. 2 of 3 known versions are blocked or flagged. The newest version, 0.0.1-security, is allowed. See all versions.

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 2mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSV

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-14393 confirms this npm version as malicious.

Advisory

MAL-2026-14393

Source

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV

Summary

Malicious code in sm-admin (npm)

Details

Package sm-admin@99.0.0 defines preinstall and postinstall lifecycle scripts that issue plain-HTTP GET requests to a hardcoded bare-IP endpoint at http://16.192.173.5/sm-admin/pre and http://16.192.173.5/sm-admin/post. Installing the package causes the installer host to contact this endpoint, revealing that the internal-sounding name 'sm-admin' resolved on that machine and disclosing the installer's source IP to the operator of that endpoint. The destination is a bare IPv4 over cleartext HTTP with no relationship to any publisher, and the elevated version number (99.0.0) together with the callback shape is characteristic of a dependency-confusion probe against a private-registry name. The endpoint is attacker-controlled and unauthenticated, so the response body served to preinstall/postinstall could change at any time. ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (80e0a34b4b727bd2f26180a0ef6bca6ca81e6dfa5b011ff320f07f37c2d9369c) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'sm-admin' @ 99.0.1 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

References

OpenSSF/OSV advisory PACKAGE

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Findings

1 High

HighOsv Malicious Advisory

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to sm-admin@99.0.1.

The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 2 recorded versions

99.0.0, 99.0.1

The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.

Avoid installing sm-admin@99.0.1. 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: 2026-08-24 06:00:11.518Z (UTC).

Source advisory published: 2026-08-23 18:50:33.000Z (UTC).

This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.

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Versions

3 known versions

0.0.1-securitylatestClean—AllowPublishedAug 24, 2026, 3:41 PM 99.0.1shownMaliciousMalwareBlockPublishedAug 23, 2026, 6:43 PM 99.0.0MaliciousMalwareBlockPublishedAug 23, 2026, 6:29 PM

OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory

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