verify-cli
This report shows the evidence for verify-cli@99.0.0, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the dependency confusion probes at version 99 and above, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 2mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-13882 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-13882
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in verify-cli (npm)
Details
package.json declares `preinstall: node index.js`, which runs automatically on `npm install`. index.js shells out via child_process and curl to POST the installer's `whoami`, `hostname`, and `id` output along with base64-encoded contents of `/etc/passwd`, `/etc/hosts`, and (if readable) `/etc/shadow` to a hardcoded out-of-band interactsh/OAST endpoint at `5f8a1ed70fb7761d678agw9bucryyyyyb.oast.site`. Package metadata shows an implausible version (99.0.0), placeholder description ("Nodejs SDK for Redacted"), and a nonexistent dependency, consistent with a dependency-confusion / typosquat beacon rather than a legitimate SDK.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to verify-cli@99.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing verify-cli@99.0.0. 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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