Malicious code in jshelperdependenceny (npm)

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (dc4d19697f4104351bb25b7e568018ec6ed85d626b7265fb4b9682ae12183be9) npm package 'jshelperdependenceny' is published at version 99.0.0 with a preinstall banner stating it is intended to shadow an internal v1.0.0 package of the same name — the classic dependency-confusion shape of using an inflated version to win resolution against a private registry. On install, package.json runs 'node preinstall.js || true', which collects os.hostname(), os.platform(), os.arch(), and the package name/version and POSTs them as JSON to a URL taken from the DC_CALLBACK_URL environment variable, defaulting to http://127.0.0.1:5656/exfil. The env-var override turns the loopback default into a functional attacker-configurable beacon that fires automatically on npm install and discloses installer host identifiers plus confirmation that the shadowed internal name resolved to this public artifact.

Source published

25 Oct 2026 15:11:25 UTC

Source modified

25 Oct 2026 15:30:04 UTC

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25 Oct 2026 16:17:16 UTC

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