LWA-2026-5726 MAL-2026-6132 ↗ confirmed malware

metavu@99.21.1-1.21.127

Malicious code in metavu (npm)

T1195.002 · Compromise Software Supply ChainT1059.007 · JavaScriptT1082 · System Information DiscoveryT1071.001 · Web ProtocolsT1041 · Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

Analysis

The preinstall hook (node index.js) collects host system information — hostname, platform, architecture, home directory, username/uid/gid/shell, OS type/release, total/free memory, CPU count, whoami, id, and current working directory — and POSTs it as a JSON payload to hxxps://4f54203c-996c-4f52-b136-ef9b1fd0f64d/detox56. The package also ships a file containing scraped Instagram account data. The version number is set to an artificially high value (99.21.1-1.21.127) to appear as a newer version in automated installers.

analyzed by
Leitwacht
first seen
Jun 18, 2026, 02:01 PM
analyzed
Jun 18, 2026, 02:02 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.