CRITICAL npm Malware
Malicious code in dynstrg-howto (npm)
MAL-2026-12787
Published · Modified
Description
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Source: amazon-inspector (800fab99d95f1a2cef6ebf269ca240bf60518735cfb58c7c24b6a8474c72ee77)
package.json declares a preinstall hook that runs index.js on npm install. index.js collects the installer's hostname, username, home directory, DNS server list, and reads /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, then HTTPS-POSTs the collected JSON to the hardcoded out-of-band endpoint idzskk7dl8mrfoqx6thyhegqbhha50tp.oastify.com (Burp Collaborator subdomain). Execution is automatic on default install; the destination is attacker-controlled and unrelated to any declared package purpose.
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