MAL-2026-18439: Malicious code in @an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipeprobe-obf-m19n5 (npm)

Published Nov 2, 2026
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Source: amazon-inspector (66025f4cca9a4269af1b3b1278d850c9454b62d8e9ec90ad6e4ba8ac73c0fce2) The package's prepare lifecycle script executes node index.js, which reconstructs the hostname npmp19n5--768.oob.awss.dev by joining a string array and issues a DNS lookup via require('dns').lookup(...). The destination is an out-of-band application-security-testing callback host carrying a unique per-package label, so installing the package confirms code execution on the installer's machine to the operator of that domain. The hostname is assembled from an array of fragments at runtime rather than appearing as a plain literal, concealing the destination from static scanners. The package provides no legitimate functionality consistent with a lifecycle-time DNS callback to an external token-bearing host.

Affected Software

1 affected component
npm/@an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipeprobe-obf-m19n5=1.0.0

Event History

Nov 2, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·01:50 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·01:50 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

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