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@duckmind/dm-windows-x64
0.24.9
by quenn
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This dependency is security-sensitive: it injects persistent stealth/evasion scripts into browser tabs and explicitly intercepts clipboard writes by overriding navigator.clipboard APIs and storing the captured text in a page global. While this fragment does not demonstrate external exfiltration, the combination of stealth + clipboard capture strongly indicates privacy-invasive or automation-abuse potential. Additionally, CDP-evaluated code is constructed using template interpolation of parameters (e.g., selectors/globalVar), so upstream tainting could further enable page-context injection. The module should be carefully vetted in the full project context, especially how window[globalVar] is later consumed and whether untrusted inputs can reach these functions.
@convera/ui-shared
0.0.2
by yash_005
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This snippet performs covert environment fingerprinting by extracting the local hostname and username, embedding them into a DNS subdomain, and triggering an outbound DNS lookup to a hardcoded external OAST/monitoring domain. The DNS response is ignored and errors are suppressed, strongly indicating the intent is external signaling/exfiltration via DNS rather than legitimate DNS resolution logic.
ss-component-new
1.3.488
by hjjsuperabc
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code does not show classic stealthy malware behaviors (RCE/reverse shell), but it contains a high-impact, backdoor-like security anomaly: hardcoded admin credentials ('admin'/'123456') are used to automatically create privileged backend data from client-side logic when the remote dataset is empty. Combined with sensitive state persistence (localStorage), clipboard-based state export/import, and configurable (including hardcoded fallback) backend URLs, this module materially increases the likelihood of unauthorized access and data integrity compromise. Treat as a serious security risk and review/remove the auto-provisioning and weak credential handling; move seeding/privileged provisioning to server-side with strong authentication and secrets management.
ss-component-new
1.3.486
by hjjsuperabc
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code does not show classic stealthy malware behaviors (RCE/reverse shell), but it contains a high-impact, backdoor-like security anomaly: hardcoded admin credentials ('admin'/'123456') are used to automatically create privileged backend data from client-side logic when the remote dataset is empty. Combined with sensitive state persistence (localStorage), clipboard-based state export/import, and configurable (including hardcoded fallback) backend URLs, this module materially increases the likelihood of unauthorized access and data integrity compromise. Treat as a serious security risk and review/remove the auto-provisioning and weak credential handling; move seeding/privileged provisioning to server-side with strong authentication and secrets management.
@li2/analytics
0.8.2-alpha.0
by trungpd
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Security posture is dominated by a critical supply-chain/code-injection vector: remote configuration can carry custom script text that the SDK executes directly in the consumer’s browser using new Function(...). This materially increases the impact of any compromise of the configuration channel or vendor account (turning “analytics” into arbitrary client-side code execution). Independent of that, the SDK performs substantial telemetry collection and transmits it via fetch/sendBeacon, optionally including session recording uploads, and it mutates outbound links/iframes to add tracking parameters.
titan-agent
6.1.0-alpha.37
by djtony707
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This dependency enables high-impact arbitrary code execution (Python/Node/Bash) for user-supplied code, with only an incomplete regex blacklist as a safety boundary. It forwards the full parent environment into the child process and returns/logs stdout/stderr, creating strong opportunities for secret leakage and other malicious behavior (exfiltration, persistence, filesystem manipulation, and network activity) that are not reliably prevented by the filter. Treat as a major supply-chain/abuse risk unless upstream callers are fully trusted and the host runtime is strongly sandboxed (e.g., OS-level isolation, egress controls, secret minimization).
titan-agent
6.1.0-alpha.35
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.
ss-component-new
1.3.490
by hjjsuperabc
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code does not show classic stealthy malware behaviors (RCE/reverse shell), but it contains a high-impact, backdoor-like security anomaly: hardcoded admin credentials ('admin'/'123456') are used to automatically create privileged backend data from client-side logic when the remote dataset is empty. Combined with sensitive state persistence (localStorage), clipboard-based state export/import, and configurable (including hardcoded fallback) backend URLs, this module materially increases the likelihood of unauthorized access and data integrity compromise. Treat as a serious security risk and review/remove the auto-provisioning and weak credential handling; move seeding/privileged provisioning to server-side with strong authentication and secrets management.
natazx
0.1.1
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
High suspicion of malicious/abusive automation. The module performs (1) device gating, (2) runtime pip dependency installation (supply-chain risk), (3) Tor/proxy setup and circuit renewal (evasion), (4) HTTPS calls with verify=False, and (5) mass guest account registration/login while generating and persisting credentials (outputs UID/password/account_id). This is characteristic of account farming/abuse tooling rather than normal library behavior. Recommend treating the containing package as dangerous and reviewing upstream behavior, distribution, and dependency provenance.
my-lodop-print-designer
1.3.107
by mydujia
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module presents a critical security red flag for supply-chain use: it executes eval(e.data) from WebSocket onmessage (network-controlled input), which can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in the browser if the WebSocket endpoint/traffic is compromised or attacker-influenced. It also enables HTML injection in UI dialogs (dangerouslyUseHTMLString) and injects template-derived HTML into Lodop printing APIs, increasing the impact of any upstream data compromise.
sitellm
0.2.0
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module contains a critical authentication anomaly: it returns a hardcoded credential-like token (`"sk-P1zJMdsqCPNN54alZd_ETw"`) when the provided `api_key` matches a simple, predictable prefix (`"my-custom-key"`), without any legitimate validation. In an auth context, this behavior strongly resembles an intentional backdoor or credential injection mechanism. Error handling also masks exception details, further complicating detection and audit. Rotate any exposed secret and review surrounding authentication/authorization flow for additional backdoor logic.
@reflectiveforms/frontend
2026.514.17
by bkio
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is highly suspicious: it is a heavily packed/obfuscated CommonJS artifact that embeds a massive encoded blob and appears designed to reconstruct executable logic at runtime before exposing behavior via exports. No explicit malicious actions (e.g., network exfiltration or filesystem writes) can be confirmed from the plaintext fragment alone, but the loader/packer pattern is a major supply-chain red flag. Treat as high-risk and analyze by extracting/deobfuscating the embedded payload and detonating in a controlled sandbox before use.
@li2/analytics
0.8.2-alpha.0
by trungpd
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This dependency is a highly instrumented browser tracking/recording-style SDK that persists identifiers and exfiltrates detailed user interaction telemetry to backend /api/v1/* endpoints. The dominant supply-chain/security concern is a configuration-driven arbitrary JavaScript execution feature (new Function over custom script strings). If an attacker can influence the customScripts content or the configuration source (via tampered DOM, storage poisoning, or compromised backend/response), the module can execute attacker-controlled code in the page context and exfiltrate sensitive behavioral data. Even absent overt malware behavior like system compromise, the arbitrary execution sink plus telemetry upload make this a security alert for integration and supply-chain trust.
lvnlp
0.0.3
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The fragment is dominated by a critical vulnerability: it performs eval(sys.argv[1]) on untrusted command-line input (when the argument string matches 'Arguments('). This enables arbitrary code execution under the permissions of the running process, which is consistent with supply-chain sabotage/backdoor capability even if no explicit payload behavior is present in the snippet. Additionally, the code ends with an apparent truncation/bug (`return arg`), reducing confidence in broader execution, but it does not mitigate the eval risk.
guanlan
0.5.37
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code explicitly harvests highly sensitive authentication/CSRF/session cookies from locally installed browser profiles for multiple platforms and then stores those secrets into application configuration and persists them to local files in the user’s home directory (including plaintext/token material). Although this snippet shows no exfiltration or networking, the credential-harvesting + persistence behavior is characteristic of account/session compromise workflows and represents a high security risk for a dependency in a supply chain. Additionally, exceptions are silently swallowed in persistence helpers, and there is a likely variable-name bug in the return statement, indicating incomplete correctness but not changing the primary secret-access behavior.
lina-router
0.4.31
by decimasudo
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High-risk capability set. The fragment can (1) modify system DNS/hosts and flush caches to redirect traffic, (2) capture and persist HTTP request/response headers and bodies (including decompression of response content) to local disk under a MITM log directory, and (3) on Windows, execute arbitrary elevated PowerShell via -ExecutionPolicy Bypass and -EncodedCommand with UAC RunAs. Even without explicit network exfiltration in this snippet, the persistent traffic capture plus elevated command execution makes the module materially dangerous if invoked with attacker-controlled inputs or in untrusted environments.
@futdevpro/ccap
1.1.3582
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.
ss-component-new
1.3.489
by hjjsuperabc
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code does not show classic stealthy malware behaviors (RCE/reverse shell), but it contains a high-impact, backdoor-like security anomaly: hardcoded admin credentials ('admin'/'123456') are used to automatically create privileged backend data from client-side logic when the remote dataset is empty. Combined with sensitive state persistence (localStorage), clipboard-based state export/import, and configurable (including hardcoded fallback) backend URLs, this module materially increases the likelihood of unauthorized access and data integrity compromise. Treat as a serious security risk and review/remove the auto-provisioning and weak credential handling; move seeding/privileged provisioning to server-side with strong authentication and secrets management.
easyrip
4.18.3
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module contains very high-risk execution capabilities: it directly executes reconstructed user input via exec(...) and also performs OS command execution through subprocess.call(..., shell=True). It further expands impact with filesystem writes (subtitle translation) and working-directory changes. In a supply-chain dependency context, these are strong indicators of an intentionally broad execution surface that could be abused for malicious purposes, especially if any web/remote path can reach the command dispatcher.
form-custom-test
3.0.139
by houaoran
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High-severity supply-chain / template-import execution risk. This module contains direct, unsanitized JavaScript injection (<script>.innerHTML) and arbitrary code execution (new Function) driven by string inputs (functionsCode/fn). It also uses eval for validation regex construction, further increasing the chance that attacker-controlled strings become executable code. If any of cssCode/functionsCode/fn/regex strings are influenced by untrusted data (e.g., imported form templates or persisted configs), the fragment enables XSS/RCE under the application origin.
@yina-npm/openrouterx
0.4.38
by yina-npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is highly suspicious and appears purpose-built for a local MITM/interception workflow: it modifies TLS trust (NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS pointing to a local root CA), kills existing instances of a specific desktop app, optionally copies its state into a new user-data directory, and then relaunches it in detached mode. Even without visible outbound exfiltration in the snippet, the ability to alter TLS trust and control a local app from an API endpoint represents a substantial security risk, especially if endpoint authentication/authorization is weak.
deva
1.8.0
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module exposes /monitor/exec, which evaluates arbitrary attacker-supplied Python expressions using eval() in a shared global namespace (ctx['global_ns']). This is effectively a remote code execution backdoor/console feature with no sandboxing or validation visible in the fragment. If the endpoint is reachable by untrusted parties, it is extremely dangerous. Even if intended for trusted admins, the absence of any shown authentication/authorization makes it a serious security risk in typical deployments.
depository-deploy
1.11.2
by volkanvural
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module behaves like a supply-chain installer that downloads and installs an OS-specific global npm package from the public npm registry and, on Windows, locates a service-managed updater installation and overwrites update-windows.ps1. The Windows branch includes a fallback that injects script content from an embedded base64 payload when a source script is missing—an especially strong anomaly consistent with intentional behavior modification/persistence. While there is no direct evidence in this snippet of data theft or immediate command/control, the service-script rewriting and embedded payload make the security risk high and warrant strict review of both the embedded PowerShell content and the downloaded package contents before trusting the dependency.
9router
0.4.41
by decolua
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is best characterized as malicious-grade interception/sabotage tooling: it performs a local TLS MITM for targeted AI/developer service endpoints using forged certificates derived from a private root CA key, disables upstream TLS verification, manipulates OS hosts/DNS to redirect traffic through itself, escalates privileges to execute system commands, and kills processes on port 443 to secure interception control. It also extracts and re-emits tool-call payloads from streamed model responses, materially increasing the likelihood of sensitive interaction data exposure.
openwandb
0.5.23
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The module contains a clear supply-chain authentication backdoor: verify_api_key authenticates based on a hardcoded raw_key constant and returns a user selected from the users table without validating key_hash via bcrypt. init_db reinforces this by hashing/storing the matching hardcoded api key for the default admin. Although the snippet shows additional corruption/garbled SQL in places (reducing confidence in complete behavior review), the backdoor indicators are explicit and high impact. This package should not be used without remediation and provenance verification.
@duckmind/dm-windows-x64
0.24.9
by quenn
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This dependency is security-sensitive: it injects persistent stealth/evasion scripts into browser tabs and explicitly intercepts clipboard writes by overriding navigator.clipboard APIs and storing the captured text in a page global. While this fragment does not demonstrate external exfiltration, the combination of stealth + clipboard capture strongly indicates privacy-invasive or automation-abuse potential. Additionally, CDP-evaluated code is constructed using template interpolation of parameters (e.g., selectors/globalVar), so upstream tainting could further enable page-context injection. The module should be carefully vetted in the full project context, especially how window[globalVar] is later consumed and whether untrusted inputs can reach these functions.
@convera/ui-shared
0.0.2
by yash_005
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This snippet performs covert environment fingerprinting by extracting the local hostname and username, embedding them into a DNS subdomain, and triggering an outbound DNS lookup to a hardcoded external OAST/monitoring domain. The DNS response is ignored and errors are suppressed, strongly indicating the intent is external signaling/exfiltration via DNS rather than legitimate DNS resolution logic.
ss-component-new
1.3.488
by hjjsuperabc
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code does not show classic stealthy malware behaviors (RCE/reverse shell), but it contains a high-impact, backdoor-like security anomaly: hardcoded admin credentials ('admin'/'123456') are used to automatically create privileged backend data from client-side logic when the remote dataset is empty. Combined with sensitive state persistence (localStorage), clipboard-based state export/import, and configurable (including hardcoded fallback) backend URLs, this module materially increases the likelihood of unauthorized access and data integrity compromise. Treat as a serious security risk and review/remove the auto-provisioning and weak credential handling; move seeding/privileged provisioning to server-side with strong authentication and secrets management.
ss-component-new
1.3.486
by hjjsuperabc
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code does not show classic stealthy malware behaviors (RCE/reverse shell), but it contains a high-impact, backdoor-like security anomaly: hardcoded admin credentials ('admin'/'123456') are used to automatically create privileged backend data from client-side logic when the remote dataset is empty. Combined with sensitive state persistence (localStorage), clipboard-based state export/import, and configurable (including hardcoded fallback) backend URLs, this module materially increases the likelihood of unauthorized access and data integrity compromise. Treat as a serious security risk and review/remove the auto-provisioning and weak credential handling; move seeding/privileged provisioning to server-side with strong authentication and secrets management.
@li2/analytics
0.8.2-alpha.0
by trungpd
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Security posture is dominated by a critical supply-chain/code-injection vector: remote configuration can carry custom script text that the SDK executes directly in the consumer’s browser using new Function(...). This materially increases the impact of any compromise of the configuration channel or vendor account (turning “analytics” into arbitrary client-side code execution). Independent of that, the SDK performs substantial telemetry collection and transmits it via fetch/sendBeacon, optionally including session recording uploads, and it mutates outbound links/iframes to add tracking parameters.
titan-agent
6.1.0-alpha.37
by djtony707
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This dependency enables high-impact arbitrary code execution (Python/Node/Bash) for user-supplied code, with only an incomplete regex blacklist as a safety boundary. It forwards the full parent environment into the child process and returns/logs stdout/stderr, creating strong opportunities for secret leakage and other malicious behavior (exfiltration, persistence, filesystem manipulation, and network activity) that are not reliably prevented by the filter. Treat as a major supply-chain/abuse risk unless upstream callers are fully trusted and the host runtime is strongly sandboxed (e.g., OS-level isolation, egress controls, secret minimization).
titan-agent
6.1.0-alpha.35
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.
ss-component-new
1.3.490
by hjjsuperabc
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code does not show classic stealthy malware behaviors (RCE/reverse shell), but it contains a high-impact, backdoor-like security anomaly: hardcoded admin credentials ('admin'/'123456') are used to automatically create privileged backend data from client-side logic when the remote dataset is empty. Combined with sensitive state persistence (localStorage), clipboard-based state export/import, and configurable (including hardcoded fallback) backend URLs, this module materially increases the likelihood of unauthorized access and data integrity compromise. Treat as a serious security risk and review/remove the auto-provisioning and weak credential handling; move seeding/privileged provisioning to server-side with strong authentication and secrets management.
natazx
0.1.1
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
High suspicion of malicious/abusive automation. The module performs (1) device gating, (2) runtime pip dependency installation (supply-chain risk), (3) Tor/proxy setup and circuit renewal (evasion), (4) HTTPS calls with verify=False, and (5) mass guest account registration/login while generating and persisting credentials (outputs UID/password/account_id). This is characteristic of account farming/abuse tooling rather than normal library behavior. Recommend treating the containing package as dangerous and reviewing upstream behavior, distribution, and dependency provenance.
my-lodop-print-designer
1.3.107
by mydujia
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module presents a critical security red flag for supply-chain use: it executes eval(e.data) from WebSocket onmessage (network-controlled input), which can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in the browser if the WebSocket endpoint/traffic is compromised or attacker-influenced. It also enables HTML injection in UI dialogs (dangerouslyUseHTMLString) and injects template-derived HTML into Lodop printing APIs, increasing the impact of any upstream data compromise.
sitellm
0.2.0
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module contains a critical authentication anomaly: it returns a hardcoded credential-like token (`"sk-P1zJMdsqCPNN54alZd_ETw"`) when the provided `api_key` matches a simple, predictable prefix (`"my-custom-key"`), without any legitimate validation. In an auth context, this behavior strongly resembles an intentional backdoor or credential injection mechanism. Error handling also masks exception details, further complicating detection and audit. Rotate any exposed secret and review surrounding authentication/authorization flow for additional backdoor logic.
@reflectiveforms/frontend
2026.514.17
by bkio
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is highly suspicious: it is a heavily packed/obfuscated CommonJS artifact that embeds a massive encoded blob and appears designed to reconstruct executable logic at runtime before exposing behavior via exports. No explicit malicious actions (e.g., network exfiltration or filesystem writes) can be confirmed from the plaintext fragment alone, but the loader/packer pattern is a major supply-chain red flag. Treat as high-risk and analyze by extracting/deobfuscating the embedded payload and detonating in a controlled sandbox before use.
@li2/analytics
0.8.2-alpha.0
by trungpd
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This dependency is a highly instrumented browser tracking/recording-style SDK that persists identifiers and exfiltrates detailed user interaction telemetry to backend /api/v1/* endpoints. The dominant supply-chain/security concern is a configuration-driven arbitrary JavaScript execution feature (new Function over custom script strings). If an attacker can influence the customScripts content or the configuration source (via tampered DOM, storage poisoning, or compromised backend/response), the module can execute attacker-controlled code in the page context and exfiltrate sensitive behavioral data. Even absent overt malware behavior like system compromise, the arbitrary execution sink plus telemetry upload make this a security alert for integration and supply-chain trust.
lvnlp
0.0.3
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The fragment is dominated by a critical vulnerability: it performs eval(sys.argv[1]) on untrusted command-line input (when the argument string matches 'Arguments('). This enables arbitrary code execution under the permissions of the running process, which is consistent with supply-chain sabotage/backdoor capability even if no explicit payload behavior is present in the snippet. Additionally, the code ends with an apparent truncation/bug (`return arg`), reducing confidence in broader execution, but it does not mitigate the eval risk.
guanlan
0.5.37
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code explicitly harvests highly sensitive authentication/CSRF/session cookies from locally installed browser profiles for multiple platforms and then stores those secrets into application configuration and persists them to local files in the user’s home directory (including plaintext/token material). Although this snippet shows no exfiltration or networking, the credential-harvesting + persistence behavior is characteristic of account/session compromise workflows and represents a high security risk for a dependency in a supply chain. Additionally, exceptions are silently swallowed in persistence helpers, and there is a likely variable-name bug in the return statement, indicating incomplete correctness but not changing the primary secret-access behavior.
lina-router
0.4.31
by decimasudo
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High-risk capability set. The fragment can (1) modify system DNS/hosts and flush caches to redirect traffic, (2) capture and persist HTTP request/response headers and bodies (including decompression of response content) to local disk under a MITM log directory, and (3) on Windows, execute arbitrary elevated PowerShell via -ExecutionPolicy Bypass and -EncodedCommand with UAC RunAs. Even without explicit network exfiltration in this snippet, the persistent traffic capture plus elevated command execution makes the module materially dangerous if invoked with attacker-controlled inputs or in untrusted environments.
@futdevpro/ccap
1.1.3582
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.
ss-component-new
1.3.489
by hjjsuperabc
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code does not show classic stealthy malware behaviors (RCE/reverse shell), but it contains a high-impact, backdoor-like security anomaly: hardcoded admin credentials ('admin'/'123456') are used to automatically create privileged backend data from client-side logic when the remote dataset is empty. Combined with sensitive state persistence (localStorage), clipboard-based state export/import, and configurable (including hardcoded fallback) backend URLs, this module materially increases the likelihood of unauthorized access and data integrity compromise. Treat as a serious security risk and review/remove the auto-provisioning and weak credential handling; move seeding/privileged provisioning to server-side with strong authentication and secrets management.
easyrip
4.18.3
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module contains very high-risk execution capabilities: it directly executes reconstructed user input via exec(...) and also performs OS command execution through subprocess.call(..., shell=True). It further expands impact with filesystem writes (subtitle translation) and working-directory changes. In a supply-chain dependency context, these are strong indicators of an intentionally broad execution surface that could be abused for malicious purposes, especially if any web/remote path can reach the command dispatcher.
form-custom-test
3.0.139
by houaoran
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
High-severity supply-chain / template-import execution risk. This module contains direct, unsanitized JavaScript injection (<script>.innerHTML) and arbitrary code execution (new Function) driven by string inputs (functionsCode/fn). It also uses eval for validation regex construction, further increasing the chance that attacker-controlled strings become executable code. If any of cssCode/functionsCode/fn/regex strings are influenced by untrusted data (e.g., imported form templates or persisted configs), the fragment enables XSS/RCE under the application origin.
@yina-npm/openrouterx
0.4.38
by yina-npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is highly suspicious and appears purpose-built for a local MITM/interception workflow: it modifies TLS trust (NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS pointing to a local root CA), kills existing instances of a specific desktop app, optionally copies its state into a new user-data directory, and then relaunches it in detached mode. Even without visible outbound exfiltration in the snippet, the ability to alter TLS trust and control a local app from an API endpoint represents a substantial security risk, especially if endpoint authentication/authorization is weak.
deva
1.8.0
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module exposes /monitor/exec, which evaluates arbitrary attacker-supplied Python expressions using eval() in a shared global namespace (ctx['global_ns']). This is effectively a remote code execution backdoor/console feature with no sandboxing or validation visible in the fragment. If the endpoint is reachable by untrusted parties, it is extremely dangerous. Even if intended for trusted admins, the absence of any shown authentication/authorization makes it a serious security risk in typical deployments.
depository-deploy
1.11.2
by volkanvural
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module behaves like a supply-chain installer that downloads and installs an OS-specific global npm package from the public npm registry and, on Windows, locates a service-managed updater installation and overwrites update-windows.ps1. The Windows branch includes a fallback that injects script content from an embedded base64 payload when a source script is missing—an especially strong anomaly consistent with intentional behavior modification/persistence. While there is no direct evidence in this snippet of data theft or immediate command/control, the service-script rewriting and embedded payload make the security risk high and warrant strict review of both the embedded PowerShell content and the downloaded package contents before trusting the dependency.
9router
0.4.41
by decolua
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is best characterized as malicious-grade interception/sabotage tooling: it performs a local TLS MITM for targeted AI/developer service endpoints using forged certificates derived from a private root CA key, disables upstream TLS verification, manipulates OS hosts/DNS to redirect traffic through itself, escalates privileges to execute system commands, and kills processes on port 443 to secure interception control. It also extracts and re-emits tool-call payloads from streamed model responses, materially increasing the likelihood of sensitive interaction data exposure.
openwandb
0.5.23
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The module contains a clear supply-chain authentication backdoor: verify_api_key authenticates based on a hardcoded raw_key constant and returns a user selected from the users table without validating key_hash via bcrypt. init_db reinforces this by hashing/storing the matching hardcoded api key for the default admin. Although the snippet shows additional corruption/garbled SQL in places (reducing confidence in complete behavior review), the backdoor indicators are explicit and high impact. This package should not be used without remediation and provenance verification.
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Suz Hinton
Senior Software Engineer at Stripe
heck yes this is awesome!!! Congrats team 🎉👏

Matteo Collina
Node.js maintainer, Fastify lead maintainer
So awesome to see @SocketSecurity launch with a fresh approach! Excited to have supported the team from the early days.

DC Posch
Director of Technology at AppFolio, CTO at Dynasty
This is going to be super important, especially for crypto projects where a compromised dependency results in stolen user assets.

Luis Naranjo
Software Engineer at Microsoft
If software supply chain attacks through npm don't scare the shit out of you, you're not paying close enough attention.
@SocketSecurity sounds like an awesome product. I'll be using socket.dev instead of npmjs.org to browse npm packages going forward

Elena Nadolinski
Founder and CEO at Iron Fish
Huge congrats to @SocketSecurity! 🙌
Literally the only product that proactively detects signs of JS compromised packages.

Joe Previte
Engineering Team Lead at Coder
Congrats to @feross and the @SocketSecurity team on their seed funding! 🚀 It's been a big help for us at @CoderHQ and we appreciate what y'all are doing!

Josh Goldberg
Staff Developer at Codecademy
This is such a great idea & looks fantastic, congrats & good luck @feross + team!
The best security teams in the world use Socket to get visibility into supply chain risk, and to build a security feedback loop into the development process.

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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