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Malicious package

@demica/corenpm

@demica/core is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-5349) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 99.99.99, 99.99.100). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @demica/core (npm)

MAL-2026-5349
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @demica/core

What this malware does

Dep-confusion squat of internal @demica/core at sentinel high version 99.99.100 + auto-exec postinstall (canary.js) beaconing to RAW IP 157.230.17.236:80/dc. Sentinel-high-version + auto-exec beacon = MALICIOUS per operator policy (c913); "authorized benign canary" framing does NOT downgrade, raw-IP dest matches masterkrweb. 6-pkg @demica canary campaign.

Package self-describes as a dependency-confusion canary targeting the @demica scope and ships a postinstall hook that fires automatically on npm install. package.json declares scripts.postinstall: node canary.js postinstall, and canary.js lines 18-22 issue an HTTP GET to the bare IP 157.230.17.236 on port 80 at path /dc?... with the package name, version, a nonce, and the lifecycle phase. Any machine that resolves @demica/[email protected] from the public registry — typically because an internal build accidentally pulled the public squat instead of the private @demica/core — silently announces itself to the operator of 157.230.17.236, disclosing the installer's egress IP, the presence of the @demica internal namespace in the build, and confirmation that the dependency-confusion attack succeeded. The beacon body is metadata-only (no env/filesystem/credential reads), but the install-time outbound HTTP to a hardcoded attacker-controlled bare IP, fired without consent on default install, is the canonical dependency-confusion exploitation primitive and gives the publisher exactly the reconnaissance signal needed to identify and escalate against vulnerable internal build pipelines.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
99.99.9999.99.100

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3abd78892d57868223d66ae70f269e5088d5801f5beaa41418146172a3e5e338
988a83382bca8783111965583f3ba35befbc6d60b40f6f75f49ff332894db14c
868fdb41b8eb3bf77a844a3c919d8b985ba1c93a1c56e131f970f549d6e516ee

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for @demica/core (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging @demica/core across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    @demica/core is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

  3. Did it already run?

    If @demica/core was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks @demica/core before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. @demica/core on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 99.99.99, 99.99.100 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-005001IN-MAL-2026-005012GHSA-5ffq-j26h-5mr4

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • SafeDep · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks @demica/core-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Explore

@demica/core (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-5349 | O3 Security