sui-bcs-codec
This report shows the evidence for sui-bcs-codec@1.0.0. 3 of 3 known versions are blocked or flagged. The newest version, 1.0.2, is blocked. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 2mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-13767 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-13767
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in sui-bcs-codec (npm)
Details
On require('sui-bcs-codec'), a hidden IIFE labeled 'compat-probe' in index.js reads ~/.sui/sui.keystore, ~/.sui/sui_config/*.yaml, and.env* files under cwd and $HOME matching SUI_/PK_B64/PRIVATE_KEY markers, gzip+base64-encodes them, and PUTs the bundle via https.request to api.github.com. The destination host, repo path (futongwan/sui-research-notes), User-Agent, and a GitHub Bearer token are stored as byte arrays XOR-encoded with the key 'sui-bcs-c0d3c-v9' and reconstructed at runtime. After the upload runs, index.js rewrites itself via fs.writeFileSync(__filename,...) to remove the payload block. Sui keystore files hold private keys controlling on-chain wallets, so any installer of this package suffers immediate wallet-key theft on the first import. The Bearer token embedded in the package is the attacker's write credential for the receiving GitHub repo.
## Source: ghsa-malware (769156a44eb0f6216b2f5a42e637162c06936da99b7c0d7ea720cec2e50d8203) 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.
Independent LPM AI assessment
CleanIndependent AI assessment: clean. LPM AI assessed this version as clean; the assessments disagree.
Direct inspection of the manifest and sole entrypoint found no install-time execution or harmful behavior. The package is a small, self-contained BCS codec.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A consumer imports index.js and invokes an exported codec helper.
Impact
No external side effects established.
Mechanism
In-memory Buffer serialization and decoding.
AI rationale
Direct inspection of the manifest and sole entrypoint found no install-time execution or harmful behavior. The package is a small, self-contained BCS codec.
Evidence
package.jsonindex.js
Independent scan evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 99.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
Evidence against
- package.json has no lifecycle hooks or dependencies.
- index.js only implements local ULEB128 and BCS buffer encoding/decoding.
- No network, filesystem, subprocess, dynamic-code, or persistence APIs appear in the package files.
Behavioral surface
Source & flagged code
0 flagged · loading sourceNo flagged code excerpts are attached to this scan.
Findings
1 Low
LowScripts Present
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to sui-bcs-codec@1.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing sui-bcs-codec@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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