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Malicious MAL-2026-13965

nc-verify-127942

npm package · versions 1.0.0

Reported Aug 13, 2026 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: amazon-inspector (3ea69188e179cd73aa9f200d63e8faceb5d3aae622a8fe2d86bf7ae761b5f1e0)
nc-verify-127942 declares a postinstall lifecycle hook ("postinstall": "node install-cb.js") that runs automatically on npm install. The install-cb.js script issues an HTTPS request and a DNS lookup to a Burp Collaborator subdomain under oastify.com (nc-verify-127942.owoemjgpf2c4qxqet92hexzvym4dsq6skvoa2cr.oastify.com), which confirms code execution on the installer's host and leaks install-side network identifiers (source IP, resolver) to an operator-controlled out-of-band endpoint. The package's own metadata labels it as a proof-of-concept for RCE verification; installing it in a normal developer or CI environment fires the beacon without any user interaction.