MSC-2026-11434
Published:August 24, 2026
Updated:August 24, 2026
Malicious dependency-confusion package. Published at version 999.9.16 to override an internal package of the same name via npm's highest-version resolution. A silent preinstall hook (node index.js) auto-executes on install, collects a host reconnaissance fingerprint (hostname, username, home/cwd, public IP and subnet, and probes for GitHub/npm usernames, git email domain, npm registry, NODE_ENV, CI identifiers and AWS region) and exfiltrates it as hex-encoded chunked DNS queries (DNS tunneling) to the OAST/Interactsh collaborator da51rv0hb2uc72tg4gvgdepinjcallbk1.oast.fun. Self-declares as authorized security research but is an unsolicited package that runs and exfiltrates without consumer consent. Same author and beacon host as @temptation.js/utils 999.9.16.
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Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Exploit Maturity
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Embedded Malicious Code