registry / zeal-utils / 0.0.0

zeal-utils@0.0.0

OSV Malicious Advisory

imported 15d ago · by OpenSSF/OSV

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-16542 confirms this npm version as malicious. Malicious code in zeal-utils (npm)

Advisory

MAL-2026-16542

Source

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV

Summary

Malicious code in zeal-utils (npm)

Decision reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.

References

OSV advisory

Decision evidence

public snapshot

Behavioral surface

Source

EnvironmentVarsNetwork

Supply chain

UrlStrings

Manifest

NoLicense

scanned 3 file(s), 6.73 KB of source, external domains: npm-canary.aveliscare.com

Source & flagged code

2 flagged

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

2 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

Findings

1 High3 Medium3 Low

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

LowScripts Present

LowUrl Strings

LowNo License

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to zeal-utils@0.0.0.

See version security history for other recorded verdicts.

Avoid installing zeal-utils@0.0.0. 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-24 09:30:26.811Z (UTC).

Source advisory published: 2026-09-22 17:46:49.000Z (UTC).