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Malicious code in dependencykfeg (npm)

GHSA-7p3p-8gfg-8grq

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Affected packages

  • npm dependencykfeg

    Affected
    every version
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
not scored
EPSS
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

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dependencykfeg 25.0.3, 25.1.3 and 25.1.9 contain no code of their own and declare a single dependency that npm fetches from a tarball in the GitHub repository `GamerD11/ping_test` (`https://github.com/GamerD11/ping_test/raw/refs/heads/main/node-acct-utils-1.0.0.tgz`), whose `preinstall` script runs `node index.js` on install. The first version of the tarball sends the username, hostname, home and working directories, platform, architecture and Node.js version in an HTTP POST to `yrtew6v4g3w9myixyizv5cvfa6gx4zso.oastify.com`; the current version, swapped in on 2026-10-29, reads the collector host from `burp_collaborator.txt` in the same repository, adds the machine's public IP address, network operator and ASN from `ipinfo.io`, and sends everything over HTTPS with certificate verification disabled. The packages have no legitimate functionality, the data is collected without the user's knowledge, and because the install-time code lives outside the registry on a mutable branch, the…

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Source last checked
  1. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Amended from osv record MAL-2026-18416

  2. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from osv record MAL-2026-18416

  3. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record MAL-2026-18416

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-7p3p-8gfg-8grq

Advisory: Malicious code in dependencykfeg (npm)
IDs: GHSA-7p3p-8gfg-8grq
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-18416 (revision 3, source checked 3 Nov 2026, 06:00 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 dependencykfeg: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls dependencykfeg --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 dependencykfeg.
- 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-2026-18416 (OSV record MAL-2026-18416 lists affected ranges: npm dependencykfeg >=0)

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