MAL-2026-16434

    Dashboard / Malicious Package / MAL-2026-16434

    MAL-2026-16434

    Published: 23 Sept 2026Last Modified: 23 Sept 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in catplatebarcodeparser (npm)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (189a06b0d55d6dab795bcb9ba3a97aa855b2556a54e85e15adc9f5bf20399976) [email protected] declares preinstall and postinstall lifecycle scripts that execute scripts/run.js on `npm install`. That script reads os.userInfo().username and os.hostname() and POSTs them to a hardcoded out-of-band collector at https://webhook.site/40e9b065-efd7-43a5-916f-3d52281f42b6, and additionally issues a DNS lookup against 40e9b065-efd7-43a5-916f-3d52281f42b6.dnshook.site as a canary. The version number (99.2.1) and package name pattern are consistent with a dependency-confusion lure intended to win resolution against an internal package of the same name; installing the lure automatically leaks installer identity to an author-controlled endpoint.

    References: https://www.npmjs.com/package/catplatebarcodeparser/v/99.2.1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: catplatebarcodeparser

    Purl: pkg:npm/catplatebarcodeparser

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    99.2.1