widget-forge
This report shows the evidence for widget-forge@9999.0.0, 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 3mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-12815 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-12815
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in widget-forge (npm)
Details
widget-forge@9999.0.0 is a dependency-confusion beacon. package.json declares scripts.preinstall = 'node callback.js', which auto-runs on npm install. callback.js collects os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, process.cwd(), npm_config_registry, and CI repository identifiers (GITHUB_REPOSITORY and related CI env vars) and sends them via HTTP GET to the hardcoded bare-IP endpoint http://75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse?pkg=.... The package has no functional payload: main is an empty object export, the description is a generic placeholder, and the version 9999.0.0 is the pattern used to outbid internal package versions in dependency-confusion attacks. The only effect of installation is the recon callback to the hardcoded IP.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to widget-forge@9999.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing widget-forge@9999.0.0. 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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