x509-escaping@1.0.1
Malicious code in x509-escaping (npm)
T1059.007 · JavaScriptT1082 · System Information DiscoveryT1071.001 · Web ProtocolsT1041 · Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Analysis
The package's preinstall hook runs index.js, which collects system information from the install host — hostname, username, home directory, DNS servers, the package.json, and the full contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts — and POSTs it as JSON to a Burp Collaborator endpoint at agumuj6lhw9yqopq6npl1nlgu70yorcg[.]oastify[.]com:443. The data is exfiltrated at install time before any legitimate functionality runs.
- analyzed by
- Leitwacht
- first seen
- Sep 18, 2026, 04:40 PM
- analyzed
- Sep 18, 2026, 04:42 PM
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Independently detected by the Leitwacht supply-chain probe. IOCs are defanged. Published CC0. Think this is a mistake? See the dispute policy.