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Malicious code in csvflow-schema (npm)

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Affected packages

  • npm csvflow-schema

    Affected
    >= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.0
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
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EPSS
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

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csvflow-schema is described as a "Lightweight CSV column-schema validation helper" (index.js exports a small validateSchema function) and adds a postinstall script that runs `node ./postinstall.js` on npm install. postinstall.js writes the username, hostname, working directory, parent process id and install path to `csvflow_schema/pi_2c75177b.ok` in the system temp directory, starts `calc.exe` through `cmd /c start`, and sends an HTTPS GET to `https://cdn-status.mulderitsme.net/pi/2c75177b`, a fixed-id install beacon. The npm account f0x_mulder published 1.0.0 on 2026-10-26, a minute after a 0.0.0-stage placeholder, and npm removed the package 17 minutes later. --- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_

Source: amazon-inspector (e9875c39a2aa68e4b0e18354d0fb7063c02f449d6f1f6b3c420f812cec979351) csvflow-schema advertises itself as a CSV schema helper but ships a postinstall.js that, on npm install, unconditionally spawns calc.exe via `cmd /c start` and performs an…

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  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from osv record MAL-2026-18357

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record MAL-2026-18357

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# Patch Next advisory brief: mal-2026-18357

Advisory: Malicious code in csvflow-schema (npm)
IDs: mal-2026-18357
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-18357 (revision 2, source checked 30 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm csvflow-schema: affected >= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls csvflow-schema --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on csvflow-schema.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18357 (OSV record MAL-2026-18357 lists affected ranges: npm csvflow-schema >=1.0.0 <=1.0.0)

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