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Malicious MAL-2026-6282 GHSA-xg4m-w887-cp89

local-ip-helper

npm package · versions 0.1.0

Reported Jun 23, 2026 · Updated Jul 9, 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 (5741cea5f57c51246c2944fda4ecf601f191b482e5c6effa22b640f8701a00e8)
index.js imports child_process and calls execSync with bash and zsh (lines 301 and 317). Without further context, it is unclear whether these invocations are part of a benign helper that resolves the local IP address by querying shell utilities, or whether they execute attacker-influenced content. No hardcoded external network destinations, credential reads, or install-time lifecycle hooks were observed. Recommend human review of the exact commands passed to bash/zsh and of how the package is invoked (library import vs. CLI) before allowing or blocking.

Source: ghsa-malware (62edd1422ec623ef603b4c1d5bf898041000bb1a55470dc798519bdb4e0452b5)
Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.