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@zentrafinance/types
1.0.4
by chonsa
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is not merely a configuration helper: it includes spyware-like behavior. On import, it conditionally harvests sensitive local configuration/credential material (numerous .env/credentials/config paths) and container/process environment secrets (including /proc/1/environ and regex-selected env vars), then exfiltrates the collected data to a hardcoded external endpoint over plain HTTP. The presence of anti-analysis gating and silent error suppression strongly supports malicious intent. Any environment installing/using this package should treat it as compromised-risk and inspect/remove immediately.
@evomap/evolver
1.80.9
by autogame-17
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High security risk: this obfuscated module can harvest sensitive local developer/session artifacts (transcripts/logs/state) and executes shell commands via execSync, including a path where an environment-provided command string is executed. Even without explicit networking in this fragment, the collected data is explicitly packaged into report payloads for downstream consumption, making it a likely confidentiality/privacy threat in a supply-chain context. Treat as suspicious and require full review of helper implementations and the caller’s data transport logic.
bui-react-10components
99.0.0
by tushar6378811
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This package runs a preinstall Node script. That behavior is a high security risk because index.js could perform malicious actions (data exfiltration, creating backdoors, modifying files, installing further packages, executing remote code, etc.). Do not install or run this package without reviewing the contents of index.js in a safe environment (air-gapped/sandbox). Treat as potentially malicious given the dependency-confusion PoC claim.
9router
0.4.50
by decolua
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module performs highly sensitive credential harvesting and disclosure: it reads AWS SSO cached JSON files from the user’s local home directory at request time, extracts a refreshToken matching a hardcoded prefix, and returns that refreshToken directly in an HTTP JSON response. If this endpoint is reachable by an attacker or misused, it enables theft/replay of long-lived AWS SSO authorization material. Based on the clear credential exfiltration behavior present in this handler, this is a strong malicious/security backdoor indicator rather than benign functionality.
@agenticmail/enterprise
0.5.564
by ope-olatunji
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is an atypical server bootstrap because it can (1) configure host-level persistence using PM2 startup for multiple operating systems and (2) auto-start a detached Cloudflare tunnel using a provided token. It also persists authentication material into a plaintext user .env file and enables permissive CORS. While this does not prove data theft or an explicit backdoor endpoint in this fragment, the persistence+tunneling behavior is highly suspicious from a supply-chain security perspective and warrants deep review of the related modules (server routes, watcher/runtime behavior, and any tunnel exposure assumptions).
@futdevpro/ccap
1.1.3719
by itharen
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This fragment implements a high-impact remote execution capability: a Socket.IO server can command the client to run arbitrary shell commands (interactive via PTY/spawn and remote stdin) and run embedded code via execSync (python -c shown), with configurable working directory and environment inheritance. Command output is streamed back to the remote server, enabling data exfiltration. No robust allowlisting or authorization controls are visible in the fragment. Treat this as extremely sensitive and potentially backdoor-like behavior unless the surrounding product context enforces strong authentication, authorization, and strict command constraints.
hy-virtual-tree
2.1.0
by sailor-lin
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is primarily a bundled CryptoJS-like cryptography implementation and UI toolkit, but it contains two major security red flags: (1) a hardcoded base64 JavaScript payload that is decoded and executed as a Web Worker at runtime (hidden/sandboxed supply-chain payload capability), and (2) multiple unsafe innerHTML assignments that can enable DOM XSS when rendering untrusted data. Even though the provided fragment does not show explicit exfiltration, the worker execution primitive and XSS sinks make the package security-critical to review and test in context.
comp-hub
0.26.18
by qinguofeng
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High security risk. This bundle contains an explicit runtime code compilation/evaluation engine (new Function via bs and directive-based compilation via Ln, reachable through JSON.parse revivers) that can turn string content into executable callbacks/handlers in the app context. It also embeds a devtool-detection/disable component capable of blocking user actions and performing navigation/DOM rewrite. Additionally, it supports dynamic module loading via import(t), increasing the blast radius if inputs are not strictly controlled. Treat this as a potentially malicious/sabotage-capable supply-chain dependency and review call paths to ensure untrusted data cannot reach the directive/eval inputs or module import specifiers.
hidup-jawa
0.1.1
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module is a dynamic code execution runner: it reads untrusted .jawa file content, transforms it with parseSyntax, concatenates the results into a Python -c payload, and executes it via os.system (shell-based). The lack of escaping/quoting makes shell/code injection plausible. Even without evidence of additional malware behaviors (e.g., network exfiltration) in this snippet, the architecture enables arbitrary code execution from attacker-controlled input, making it a high supply-chain and runtime security risk.
hidup-jawa
0.1.2
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module is a dynamic code execution runner: it reads untrusted .jawa file content, transforms it with parseSyntax, concatenates the results into a Python -c payload, and executes it via os.system (shell-based). The lack of escaping/quoting makes shell/code injection plausible. Even without evidence of additional malware behaviors (e.g., network exfiltration) in this snippet, the architecture enables arbitrary code execution from attacker-controlled input, making it a high supply-chain and runtime security risk.
@sleep2agi/agent-network-dashboard
0.4.6-preview.326
by vansin
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code is security-relevant and likely intended for targeted manipulation of a local dashboard: it reads a sensitive token from an absolute path, injects it into an authentication cookie/storage to gain access, and then actively intercepts and forges hub status responses while blanking messages and tasks. Even though it runs against localhost and does not visibly exfiltrate data, the combination of credential use and API response tampering is consistent with sabotage/integrity attacks rather than benign testing.
saanaa.identity.httpapi.host
9.0.5.19
by Saanaa Developer Team
Live on nuget
Blocked by Socket
The package contains a hidden payload that targets Russian language users visiting Russian and Belarusian sites. For those users, it will disable user interaction and play a looping audio of the Ukrainian anthem after 3 days. This behavior is not disclosed in any documentation of the package and seriously disrupts user experience.
@evomap/evolver
1.80.9
by autogame-17
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module fragment is strongly obfuscated and includes local filesystem reading followed by marker-based string validation/extraction and conditional generation of timestamped “signal/outcome” records. That combination is consistent with covert checking/telemetry or reconnaissance inside a supply-chain dependency. While direct exfiltration or execution of malicious payloads is not visible in the provided snippet, the presence of filesystem probing and telemetry-like reporting warrants a full review of the complete package for any network/logging sinks and for what specific file paths are targeted.
lina-router
0.4.35
by decimasudo
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module performs high-impact sensitive credential handling: it harvests an AWS SSO refresh token from the local `~/.aws/sso/cache` directory and returns the token directly to any caller of the GET endpoint. Without explicit authentication/authorization controls visible here, this pattern is consistent with credential exfiltration/harvesting and should be treated as a serious security risk unless the endpoint is strictly access-controlled and the token disclosure is explicitly justified and audited.
oxi-cli
0.14.0
Live on cargo
Blocked by Socket
This module exposes a very high-risk RPC attack surface over stdin/stdout. Most state changes are benign, but the `RpcCommand::Bash` handler unconditionally executes `sh -c` using an attacker-controlled command string derived from untrusted input. The “dangerous command” detection is advisory (logging) rather than enforcement, so a reachable attacker can achieve arbitrary command execution and return command output to the caller. This is consistent with deliberate backdoor-like behavior or at minimum an extremely unsafe design; the fragment truncation slightly limits certainty about the full enforcement behavior, but the shown code path is already sufficient to treat the security risk as severe.
@agenticmail/enterprise
0.5.565
by ope-olatunji
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Primary security concern: exposure of wallet private keys through API responses in wallet-related endpoints, plus the ability to execute system commands and deploy infrastructure from HTTP routes. This undermines confidentiality and could enable asset loss or lateral movement if endpoints are compromised. While vault usage and input validation are present, the design allows potential leakage and abuse of secrets, requiring tightening of privilege boundaries, ensuring no plaintext keys leave the server, and removing or heavily restricting any admin-accessible shell actions. Overall security risk remains high due to secret exposure and remote-ops capabilities.
@mneme-ai/core
2.19.4
by mneme_npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code fragment is strongly oriented toward persistence: it injects a marker-delimited block into user shell startup files to auto-start a background “mneme” daemon on login (with a process check and suppressed output), and it also participates in cron persistence removal (and likely installation elsewhere). No exfiltration or credential theft is visible, but the persistence + stealthy auto-restart pattern is a high-risk supply-chain signal and warrants review of input validation (nodePath/mnemeBin), marker definitions, and the broader daemon behavior to confirm legitimacy.
@ltgiang/9router
0.4.47
by ltgiang
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module fragment contains strong, explicit indicators of an embedded MITM/tunneling agent: it auto-initializes outside the normal request lifecycle, loads saved encrypted credentials, starts MITM, restores/cleans DNS entries, persistently maintains alias cache files, and uses watchdog timers to auto-restart tunnel/tailscale on network changes. Even though exfiltration endpoints are not visible in this snippet, the presence of active MITM and DNS manipulation is highly suspicious and represents a major supply-chain security risk. Recommend treating the package as potentially malicious until the helper implementations (startMitm/restoreToolDNS/removeAllDNSEntriesSync and tunnel control) are fully audited and the runtime behavior is observed in a controlled environment.
@sleep2agi/agent-network-dashboard
0.4.6-preview.314
by vansin
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code is security-relevant and likely intended for targeted manipulation of a local dashboard: it reads a sensitive token from an absolute path, injects it into an authentication cookie/storage to gain access, and then actively intercepts and forges hub status responses while blanking messages and tasks. Even though it runs against localhost and does not visibly exfiltrate data, the combination of credential use and API response tampering is consistent with sabotage/integrity attacks rather than benign testing.
titan-agent
6.1.0-beta.6
by djtony707
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module implements an LLM-driven arbitrary code execution pipeline: model output is persisted to disk, compiled via external tooling, dynamically imported, and executed within the host process. The implemented safety checks are narrow and do not provide real sandboxing or comprehensive malicious-behavior prevention. From a supply-chain/security standpoint, this is a high-risk design that should only run with strong isolation/allowlisting and strict trust in the model/provider outputs.
@mneme-ai/core
2.19.11
by mneme_npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code fragment is strongly oriented toward persistence: it injects a marker-delimited block into user shell startup files to auto-start a background “mneme” daemon on login (with a process check and suppressed output), and it also participates in cron persistence removal (and likely installation elsewhere). No exfiltration or credential theft is visible, but the persistence + stealthy auto-restart pattern is a high-risk supply-chain signal and warrants review of input validation (nodePath/mnemeBin), marker definitions, and the broader daemon behavior to confirm legitimacy.
saanaa.identity.httpapi.host
9.0.5.19
by Saanaa Developer Team
Live on nuget
Blocked by Socket
The fragment contains an injected, targeted, and intrusive behavior: when the client's locale and hostname match Russian patterns, and a timing condition is met, the code silently injects and attempts to play an external audio file and disables pointer interactions. This is not normal for a modal/dialog library and is a supply-chain style malicious insertion. Treat this as malicious/unwanted code and avoid using the affected package version; investigate commit history and package provenance.
@zentrafinance/sdk
1.0.7
by chonsa
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is not merely a configuration helper: it includes spyware-like behavior. On import, it conditionally harvests sensitive local configuration/credential material (numerous .env/credentials/config paths) and container/process environment secrets (including /proc/1/environ and regex-selected env vars), then exfiltrates the collected data to a hardcoded external endpoint over plain HTTP. The presence of anti-analysis gating and silent error suppression strongly supports malicious intent. Any environment installing/using this package should treat it as compromised-risk and inspect/remove immediately.
@mneme-ai/core
2.19.12
by mneme_npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code fragment is strongly oriented toward persistence: it injects a marker-delimited block into user shell startup files to auto-start a background “mneme” daemon on login (with a process check and suppressed output), and it also participates in cron persistence removal (and likely installation elsewhere). No exfiltration or credential theft is visible, but the persistence + stealthy auto-restart pattern is a high-risk supply-chain signal and warrants review of input validation (nodePath/mnemeBin), marker definitions, and the broader daemon behavior to confirm legitimacy.
mol_conform
0.0.275
by jin
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High security concern. This bundled dependency includes a Node.js require hijack that triggers runtime `npm install` for missing modules and then loads them immediately, creating a strong dependency-poisoning/supply-chain attack surface. It also contains OS command execution capability with {shell:true} and an eval-equivalent primitive (new Function) in its internal test harness. Treat this package as unsafe for production unless the runtime autoinstall behavior is removed/disabled and its execution paths are strictly controlled.
@zentrafinance/types
1.0.4
by chonsa
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is not merely a configuration helper: it includes spyware-like behavior. On import, it conditionally harvests sensitive local configuration/credential material (numerous .env/credentials/config paths) and container/process environment secrets (including /proc/1/environ and regex-selected env vars), then exfiltrates the collected data to a hardcoded external endpoint over plain HTTP. The presence of anti-analysis gating and silent error suppression strongly supports malicious intent. Any environment installing/using this package should treat it as compromised-risk and inspect/remove immediately.
@evomap/evolver
1.80.9
by autogame-17
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High security risk: this obfuscated module can harvest sensitive local developer/session artifacts (transcripts/logs/state) and executes shell commands via execSync, including a path where an environment-provided command string is executed. Even without explicit networking in this fragment, the collected data is explicitly packaged into report payloads for downstream consumption, making it a likely confidentiality/privacy threat in a supply-chain context. Treat as suspicious and require full review of helper implementations and the caller’s data transport logic.
bui-react-10components
99.0.0
by tushar6378811
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This package runs a preinstall Node script. That behavior is a high security risk because index.js could perform malicious actions (data exfiltration, creating backdoors, modifying files, installing further packages, executing remote code, etc.). Do not install or run this package without reviewing the contents of index.js in a safe environment (air-gapped/sandbox). Treat as potentially malicious given the dependency-confusion PoC claim.
9router
0.4.50
by decolua
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module performs highly sensitive credential harvesting and disclosure: it reads AWS SSO cached JSON files from the user’s local home directory at request time, extracts a refreshToken matching a hardcoded prefix, and returns that refreshToken directly in an HTTP JSON response. If this endpoint is reachable by an attacker or misused, it enables theft/replay of long-lived AWS SSO authorization material. Based on the clear credential exfiltration behavior present in this handler, this is a strong malicious/security backdoor indicator rather than benign functionality.
@agenticmail/enterprise
0.5.564
by ope-olatunji
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is an atypical server bootstrap because it can (1) configure host-level persistence using PM2 startup for multiple operating systems and (2) auto-start a detached Cloudflare tunnel using a provided token. It also persists authentication material into a plaintext user .env file and enables permissive CORS. While this does not prove data theft or an explicit backdoor endpoint in this fragment, the persistence+tunneling behavior is highly suspicious from a supply-chain security perspective and warrants deep review of the related modules (server routes, watcher/runtime behavior, and any tunnel exposure assumptions).
@futdevpro/ccap
1.1.3719
by itharen
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This fragment implements a high-impact remote execution capability: a Socket.IO server can command the client to run arbitrary shell commands (interactive via PTY/spawn and remote stdin) and run embedded code via execSync (python -c shown), with configurable working directory and environment inheritance. Command output is streamed back to the remote server, enabling data exfiltration. No robust allowlisting or authorization controls are visible in the fragment. Treat this as extremely sensitive and potentially backdoor-like behavior unless the surrounding product context enforces strong authentication, authorization, and strict command constraints.
hy-virtual-tree
2.1.0
by sailor-lin
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is primarily a bundled CryptoJS-like cryptography implementation and UI toolkit, but it contains two major security red flags: (1) a hardcoded base64 JavaScript payload that is decoded and executed as a Web Worker at runtime (hidden/sandboxed supply-chain payload capability), and (2) multiple unsafe innerHTML assignments that can enable DOM XSS when rendering untrusted data. Even though the provided fragment does not show explicit exfiltration, the worker execution primitive and XSS sinks make the package security-critical to review and test in context.
comp-hub
0.26.18
by qinguofeng
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High security risk. This bundle contains an explicit runtime code compilation/evaluation engine (new Function via bs and directive-based compilation via Ln, reachable through JSON.parse revivers) that can turn string content into executable callbacks/handlers in the app context. It also embeds a devtool-detection/disable component capable of blocking user actions and performing navigation/DOM rewrite. Additionally, it supports dynamic module loading via import(t), increasing the blast radius if inputs are not strictly controlled. Treat this as a potentially malicious/sabotage-capable supply-chain dependency and review call paths to ensure untrusted data cannot reach the directive/eval inputs or module import specifiers.
hidup-jawa
0.1.1
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module is a dynamic code execution runner: it reads untrusted .jawa file content, transforms it with parseSyntax, concatenates the results into a Python -c payload, and executes it via os.system (shell-based). The lack of escaping/quoting makes shell/code injection plausible. Even without evidence of additional malware behaviors (e.g., network exfiltration) in this snippet, the architecture enables arbitrary code execution from attacker-controlled input, making it a high supply-chain and runtime security risk.
hidup-jawa
0.1.2
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module is a dynamic code execution runner: it reads untrusted .jawa file content, transforms it with parseSyntax, concatenates the results into a Python -c payload, and executes it via os.system (shell-based). The lack of escaping/quoting makes shell/code injection plausible. Even without evidence of additional malware behaviors (e.g., network exfiltration) in this snippet, the architecture enables arbitrary code execution from attacker-controlled input, making it a high supply-chain and runtime security risk.
@sleep2agi/agent-network-dashboard
0.4.6-preview.326
by vansin
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code is security-relevant and likely intended for targeted manipulation of a local dashboard: it reads a sensitive token from an absolute path, injects it into an authentication cookie/storage to gain access, and then actively intercepts and forges hub status responses while blanking messages and tasks. Even though it runs against localhost and does not visibly exfiltrate data, the combination of credential use and API response tampering is consistent with sabotage/integrity attacks rather than benign testing.
saanaa.identity.httpapi.host
9.0.5.19
by Saanaa Developer Team
Live on nuget
Blocked by Socket
The package contains a hidden payload that targets Russian language users visiting Russian and Belarusian sites. For those users, it will disable user interaction and play a looping audio of the Ukrainian anthem after 3 days. This behavior is not disclosed in any documentation of the package and seriously disrupts user experience.
@evomap/evolver
1.80.9
by autogame-17
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module fragment is strongly obfuscated and includes local filesystem reading followed by marker-based string validation/extraction and conditional generation of timestamped “signal/outcome” records. That combination is consistent with covert checking/telemetry or reconnaissance inside a supply-chain dependency. While direct exfiltration or execution of malicious payloads is not visible in the provided snippet, the presence of filesystem probing and telemetry-like reporting warrants a full review of the complete package for any network/logging sinks and for what specific file paths are targeted.
lina-router
0.4.35
by decimasudo
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module performs high-impact sensitive credential handling: it harvests an AWS SSO refresh token from the local `~/.aws/sso/cache` directory and returns the token directly to any caller of the GET endpoint. Without explicit authentication/authorization controls visible here, this pattern is consistent with credential exfiltration/harvesting and should be treated as a serious security risk unless the endpoint is strictly access-controlled and the token disclosure is explicitly justified and audited.
oxi-cli
0.14.0
Live on cargo
Blocked by Socket
This module exposes a very high-risk RPC attack surface over stdin/stdout. Most state changes are benign, but the `RpcCommand::Bash` handler unconditionally executes `sh -c` using an attacker-controlled command string derived from untrusted input. The “dangerous command” detection is advisory (logging) rather than enforcement, so a reachable attacker can achieve arbitrary command execution and return command output to the caller. This is consistent with deliberate backdoor-like behavior or at minimum an extremely unsafe design; the fragment truncation slightly limits certainty about the full enforcement behavior, but the shown code path is already sufficient to treat the security risk as severe.
@agenticmail/enterprise
0.5.565
by ope-olatunji
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Primary security concern: exposure of wallet private keys through API responses in wallet-related endpoints, plus the ability to execute system commands and deploy infrastructure from HTTP routes. This undermines confidentiality and could enable asset loss or lateral movement if endpoints are compromised. While vault usage and input validation are present, the design allows potential leakage and abuse of secrets, requiring tightening of privilege boundaries, ensuring no plaintext keys leave the server, and removing or heavily restricting any admin-accessible shell actions. Overall security risk remains high due to secret exposure and remote-ops capabilities.
@mneme-ai/core
2.19.4
by mneme_npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code fragment is strongly oriented toward persistence: it injects a marker-delimited block into user shell startup files to auto-start a background “mneme” daemon on login (with a process check and suppressed output), and it also participates in cron persistence removal (and likely installation elsewhere). No exfiltration or credential theft is visible, but the persistence + stealthy auto-restart pattern is a high-risk supply-chain signal and warrants review of input validation (nodePath/mnemeBin), marker definitions, and the broader daemon behavior to confirm legitimacy.
@ltgiang/9router
0.4.47
by ltgiang
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module fragment contains strong, explicit indicators of an embedded MITM/tunneling agent: it auto-initializes outside the normal request lifecycle, loads saved encrypted credentials, starts MITM, restores/cleans DNS entries, persistently maintains alias cache files, and uses watchdog timers to auto-restart tunnel/tailscale on network changes. Even though exfiltration endpoints are not visible in this snippet, the presence of active MITM and DNS manipulation is highly suspicious and represents a major supply-chain security risk. Recommend treating the package as potentially malicious until the helper implementations (startMitm/restoreToolDNS/removeAllDNSEntriesSync and tunnel control) are fully audited and the runtime behavior is observed in a controlled environment.
@sleep2agi/agent-network-dashboard
0.4.6-preview.314
by vansin
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code is security-relevant and likely intended for targeted manipulation of a local dashboard: it reads a sensitive token from an absolute path, injects it into an authentication cookie/storage to gain access, and then actively intercepts and forges hub status responses while blanking messages and tasks. Even though it runs against localhost and does not visibly exfiltrate data, the combination of credential use and API response tampering is consistent with sabotage/integrity attacks rather than benign testing.
titan-agent
6.1.0-beta.6
by djtony707
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module implements an LLM-driven arbitrary code execution pipeline: model output is persisted to disk, compiled via external tooling, dynamically imported, and executed within the host process. The implemented safety checks are narrow and do not provide real sandboxing or comprehensive malicious-behavior prevention. From a supply-chain/security standpoint, this is a high-risk design that should only run with strong isolation/allowlisting and strict trust in the model/provider outputs.
@mneme-ai/core
2.19.11
by mneme_npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code fragment is strongly oriented toward persistence: it injects a marker-delimited block into user shell startup files to auto-start a background “mneme” daemon on login (with a process check and suppressed output), and it also participates in cron persistence removal (and likely installation elsewhere). No exfiltration or credential theft is visible, but the persistence + stealthy auto-restart pattern is a high-risk supply-chain signal and warrants review of input validation (nodePath/mnemeBin), marker definitions, and the broader daemon behavior to confirm legitimacy.
saanaa.identity.httpapi.host
9.0.5.19
by Saanaa Developer Team
Live on nuget
Blocked by Socket
The fragment contains an injected, targeted, and intrusive behavior: when the client's locale and hostname match Russian patterns, and a timing condition is met, the code silently injects and attempts to play an external audio file and disables pointer interactions. This is not normal for a modal/dialog library and is a supply-chain style malicious insertion. Treat this as malicious/unwanted code and avoid using the affected package version; investigate commit history and package provenance.
@zentrafinance/sdk
1.0.7
by chonsa
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is not merely a configuration helper: it includes spyware-like behavior. On import, it conditionally harvests sensitive local configuration/credential material (numerous .env/credentials/config paths) and container/process environment secrets (including /proc/1/environ and regex-selected env vars), then exfiltrates the collected data to a hardcoded external endpoint over plain HTTP. The presence of anti-analysis gating and silent error suppression strongly supports malicious intent. Any environment installing/using this package should treat it as compromised-risk and inspect/remove immediately.
@mneme-ai/core
2.19.12
by mneme_npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code fragment is strongly oriented toward persistence: it injects a marker-delimited block into user shell startup files to auto-start a background “mneme” daemon on login (with a process check and suppressed output), and it also participates in cron persistence removal (and likely installation elsewhere). No exfiltration or credential theft is visible, but the persistence + stealthy auto-restart pattern is a high-risk supply-chain signal and warrants review of input validation (nodePath/mnemeBin), marker definitions, and the broader daemon behavior to confirm legitimacy.
mol_conform
0.0.275
by jin
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High security concern. This bundled dependency includes a Node.js require hijack that triggers runtime `npm install` for missing modules and then loads them immediately, creating a strong dependency-poisoning/supply-chain attack surface. It also contains OS command execution capability with {shell:true} and an eval-equivalent primitive (new Function) in its internal test harness. Treat this package as unsafe for production unless the runtime autoinstall behavior is removed/disabled and its execution paths are strictly controlled.
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Scott Roberts
CISO at UiPath
As a happy Socket customer, I've been impressed with how quickly they are adding value to the product, this move is a great step!
Yan Zhu
Head of Security at Brave, DEFCON, EFF, W3C
glad to hear some of the smartest people i know are working on (npm, etc.) supply chain security finally :). @SocketSecurity
Andrew Peterson
CEO and Co-Founder at Signal Sciences (acq. Fastly)
How do you track the validity of open source software libraries as they get updated? You're prob not. Check out @SocketSecurity and the updated tooling they launched.
Supply chain is a cluster in security as we all know and the tools from Socket are "duh" type tools to be implementing. Check them out and follow Feross Aboukhadijeh to see more updates coming from them in the future.
Zbyszek Tenerowicz
Senior Security Engineer at ConsenSys
socket.dev is getting more appealing by the hour
Devdatta Akhawe
Head of Security at Figma
The @SocketSecurity team is on fire! Amazing progress and I am exciting to see where they go next.
Sebastian Bensusan
Engineer Manager at Stripe
I find it surprising that we don't have _more_ supply chain attacks in software:
Imagine your airplane (the code running) was assembled (deployed) daily, with parts (dependencies) from internet strangers. How long until you get a bad part?
Excited for Socket to prevent this
Adam Baldwin
VP of Security at npm, Red Team at Auth0/Okta
Congrats to everyone at @SocketSecurity ❤️🤘🏻
Nico Waisman
CISO at Lyft
This is an area that I have personally been very focused on. As Nat Friedman said in the 2019 GitHub Universe keynote, Open Source won, and every time you add a new open source project you rely on someone else code and you rely on the people that build it.
This is both exciting and problematic. You are bringing real risk into your organization, and I'm excited to see progress in the industry from OpenSSF scorecards and package analyzers to the company that Feross Aboukhadijeh is building!
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Attackers have taken notice of the opportunity to attack organizations through open source dependencies. Supply chain attacks rose a whopping 700% in the past year, with over 15,000 recorded attacks.
Nov 23, 2025
Shai Hulud v2
Shai Hulud v2 campaign: preinstall script (setup_bun.js) and loader (setup_bin.js) that installs/locates Bun and executes an obfuscated bundled malicious script (bun_environment.js) with suppressed output.
Nov 05, 2025
Elves on npm
A surge of auto-generated "elf-stats" npm packages is being published every two minutes from new accounts. These packages contain simple malware variants and are being rapidly removed by npm. At least 420 unique packages have been identified, often described as being generated every two minutes, with some mentioning a capture the flag challenge or test.
Jul 04, 2025
RubyGems Automation-Tool Infostealer
Since at least March 2023, a threat actor using multiple aliases uploaded 60 malicious gems to RubyGems that masquerade as automation tools (Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Telegram, WordPress, and Naver). The gems display a Korean Glimmer-DSL-LibUI login window, then exfiltrate the entered username/password and the host's MAC address via HTTP POST to threat actor-controlled infrastructure.
Mar 13, 2025
North Korea's Contagious Interview Campaign
Since late 2024, we have tracked hundreds of malicious npm packages and supporting infrastructure tied to North Korea's Contagious Interview operation, with tens of thousands of downloads targeting developers and tech job seekers. The threat actors run a factory-style playbook: recruiter lures and fake coding tests, polished GitHub templates, and typosquatted or deceptive dependencies that install or import into real projects.
Jul 23, 2024
Network Reconnaissance Campaign
A malicious npm supply chain attack that leveraged 60 packages across three disposable npm accounts to fingerprint developer workstations and CI/CD servers during installation. Each package embedded a compact postinstall script that collected hostnames, internal and external IP addresses, DNS resolvers, usernames, home and working directories, and package metadata, then exfiltrated this data as a JSON blob to a hardcoded Discord webhook.
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