unico-android
This report shows the evidence for unico-android@9.9.9, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5829 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5829
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in unico-android (npm)
Details
On `npm install`, the package.json preinstall hook runs `curl` against https://webhook.site/fe1246c2-ac04-4493-b223-fe34ba26b79f with query parameters carrying the installer's hostname, username (`$(whoami)`), current working directory (`$(pwd)`), kernel/OS string (`$(uname -a)`), and `$HOME`. The destination is a third-party request-capture service used as ad-hoc C2; the installer has not consented to this outbound transmission. The package otherwise ships no functional code despite advertising itself as the "Unico Android SDK - biometric identity verification" library, and is published at version 9.9.9 — a sentinel commonly used to outrank legitimate internal versions in dependency-confusion attacks against an organization's private registry. The combination of a hollow manifest impersonating an internal SDK name, a sentinel version, and an automatic install-time recon beacon is the canonical dependency-confusion / namespace-abuse attack shape.
## Source: ossf-package-analysis (d6c5b81593e67b897531a12889d12e8a8763647a835852fa85e14be94958b6c7) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'unico-android' @ 9.9.9 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to unico-android@9.9.9.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing unico-android@9.9.9. 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: .
Source advisory published: .
This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.
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