test-dev-dispatch
This report shows the evidence for test-dev-dispatch@0.1.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 3mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-11489 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-11489
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in test-dev-dispatch (npm)
Details
The package exposes handlers that receive messages over a network connection and dispatch them to shell execution, arbitrary-path file exfiltration, and remote-controlled file drops on the installer's host. handleCommand base64-decodes a command field from an incoming message, passes it to executeCommand() from test-dev-exec, and returns stdout to the remote peer via sendMessage(). handleUpload uploads any file path chosen by the remote peer to a remote server (tagged with getHardwareFingerprint()), and handleArchive zips an attacker-chosen directory and uploads it — enabling exfiltration of arbitrary installer files including secrets under ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, and similar paths. handleDownload retrieves a file from a remote server and stages it at an attacker-chosen path on the installer's filesystem, which combined with handleCommand yields staged remote code execution. This is a remote-access/backdoor dataflow: network-sourced bytes drive shell execution, file upload, and file drop on the installer's machine.
## Source: ghsa-malware (de211ea2269bf67da36abb6fcfe56f92c6d377246a30c7c1c878ba746a26e65d) 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.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to test-dev-dispatch@0.1.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing test-dev-dispatch@0.1.0. 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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