strict-engine-peer
This report shows the evidence for strict-engine-peer@22.18.0. 2 of 2 known versions are blocked or flagged. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5898 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5898
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in strict-engine-peer (npm)
Details
On `npm install`, the package's preinstall hook (`preinstall: node index.js` in package.json) executes index.js, which reads the installer's project directory via `process.env.INIT_CWD`, takes its basename as `safeProjectName`, and POSTs a JSON payload containing that name and a timestamp to a hardcoded callback URL `https://deepbounty.dd06-dev.fr/cb/d9b7e171-33a4-49c7-aa79-c95794030d3b`. The package self-describes as a 'Security PoC for Bug Bounty' / 'Harmless dependency confusion PoC', and the name `strict-engine-peer` is consistent with squatting an internal/private package name on the public npm registry. Any developer or build system that resolves this package — typically by accident, via dependency confusion against an internal package of the same name — silently discloses the existence and name of an internal project to the third-party endpoint. The 'research' framing does not change the installer-side impact: unconsented network beacon at install time, leaking organizational metadata to an attacker-controlled host.
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to strict-engine-peer@22.18.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing strict-engine-peer@22.18.0. 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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