vend-utilities
This report shows the evidence for vend-utilities@14.12.11, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5832 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5832
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in vend-utilities (npm)
Details
package.json declares `preinstall: node index.js`, causing index.js to run automatically on `npm install`. The script collects installer host identity (os.hostname(), os.userInfo() including uid/gid/shell/homedir, process.cwd(), process.platform/arch, OS release, memory, cpus) and executes `whoami` and `id` via child_process to capture their output, then POSTs the combined JSON payload to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator subdomain at https://6cjy9tle5weq8pr6m8r5znzd349vxmlb.oastify.com/detox56 (index.js:7,:83). The package has empty author/description metadata and a dependency-confusion-style name. An undeclared 10.8 KB sibling file `i` ships in the tarball but is not reached by the preinstall path. Installing this package leaks installer host identity and shell-recon output to an attacker-controlled endpoint.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to vend-utilities@14.12.11.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing vend-utilities@14.12.11. 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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