solana-dev-tools
This report shows the evidence for solana-dev-tools@1.0.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 3mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5559 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5559
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in solana-dev-tools (npm)
Details
On `npm install`, the package's postinstall hook (`node install.js`) executes a multi-stage attack against the installer's machine. It reads ~/.config/solana/id.json, ~/.solana/id.json, ~/.ssh/id_rsa, ~/.aws/credentials, project-local.env files, and bulk-scrapes process.env keys matching KEY|SECRET|MNEMONIC|PRIVATE|TOKEN|PASSWORD|RPC|AWS|NPM|GITHUB|CI|DEPLOY. The collected secrets are POSTed to api.telegram.org/bot<base64-decoded-token>/sendMessage. When any Solana keypair byte array is recovered, the script reconstructs the Keypair, queries mainnet-beta balance via api.mainnet-beta.solana.com, and issues a SystemProgram.transfer of the full balance minus 5000 lamports to the hardcoded attacker pubkey D4hGgKKaBFZV1NUTWvYRwbpu8HHr3qmDfHyKCTLqbaE7. The script also installs a `@reboot sleep 90 && node <install.js>` crontab entry for persistence across reboots. A sandbox-evasion routine inspects /.dockerenv, the AWS metadata IP 169.254.169.254, presence of strace/tcpdump, hex-style hostnames, and the presence of socket-security/snyk/npm-audit dependencies to suppress persistence in analysis environments while still attempting exfiltration. The package's stated purpose ("Solana development CLI tools") is a cover story; it impersonates legitimate Solana developer tooling.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to solana-dev-tools@1.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing solana-dev-tools@1.0.0. 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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