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Malicious package

@dsft/ft-utilsnpm

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@dsft/ft-utils is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-5890) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.5.8). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @dsft/ft-utils (npm)

MAL-2026-5890
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @dsft/ft-utils

What this malware does

The package is a dependency-confusion proof-of-concept squatting on the @dsft/ scope. Its package.json declares a preinstall hook that runs index.js, which reads the installer's INIT_CWD environment variable (the consumer's project directory), derives the project's basename, and POSTs it together with a package identifier and timestamp to a hardcoded third-party URL (https://deepbounty.dd06-dev.fr/cb/f9543624-20d8-465b-a026-d01872b93933). The package provides no library functionality matching its name; the install-time beacon is its sole behavior, and the package self-describes as a 'Security PoC for Bug Bounty.' Any npm install of this package automatically discloses the installing project's directory name and confirms the host's environment to the operator of the callback endpoint, without consent.

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

1 flagged
1.5.8

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a80ec07b8de5ed0e8cf43a8584075210d47e80e7bcc04368a5029f7637188db3
e7b32b7b3b84932086ead8a89be11aa04c72a0c52f9a53aa425834607a6bb3bd

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @dsft/ft-utils (version 1.5.8).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    @dsft/ft-utils 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 @dsft/ft-utils was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. @dsft/ft-utils on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.5.8 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-006756GHSA-2578-g4v9-hc4p

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

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

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