dcfarguscert

{"modified":"2026-08-11T18:49:55Z","published":"2026-08-11T18:49:55Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-13753","summary":"Malicious code in dcfarguscert (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (6b0841cccc5aa4961351a4cf991d7744a1d7acc4da3824321fed50e1e7b8657d)\ndcfarguscert@999.0.1 registers both preinstall and postinstall lifecycle scripts that invoke src/telemetry.js. On install, telemetry.js collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, OS release, process.platform, process.arch, Node version, CI flag) and the output of `npm ls -g --depth=0 --json` (the installer's globally installed npm package inventory), then POSTs the aggregated payload over plain HTTP to the hardcoded endpoint http://16-171-38-148.sslip.io:8080/api/install (bare IP 16.171.38.148 encoded via sslip.io). The version number 999.0.1 and the package description referencing a 'dependency test' with 'check ips' are consistent with a dependency-confusion beacon that fires unconditionally on install without any user consent or opt-out.\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"dcfarguscert"},"versions":["999.0.1"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}],"indicators":{"evidence_files":[{"path":"src/telemetry.js","sha256":"1f1be8d93d6662e5a407368e69d56ec0521f8e6a280e51910175e6ab7eacfd57","tlsh":"243133e284f85b301ae94d85faa8140732bff1237b09f8f6b4ed12552f496da0073365"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"dcfarguscert-999.0.1.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"a7f5bb81f63a3fd12c2e959620cc9a21f6751fac","sha512_sri":"sha512-xnQTOTs3mYKAfkePsaiwEAUsk+kA60bodWIQWLES5YAeEVgpNzgt0889x1isj1d2Xg1ScOVK6bfhKqeDtl7UYQ=="}}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/dcfarguscert/v/999.0.1"}],"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","type":"FINDER","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-017385","import_time":"2026-08-11T18:52:01.245629786Z","modified_time":"2026-08-11T18:49:55Z","sha256":"6b0841cccc5aa4961351a4cf991d7744a1d7acc4da3824321fed50e1e7b8657d","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["999.0.1"]}]}}