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Malicious package

@lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connectornpm

Advisory published Updated

@lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connector is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-14203) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connector (npm)

MAL-2026-14203
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connector

What this malware does

The package's postinstall lifecycle hook (package.json declares postinstall=node scripts/setup.js) decodes base64-encoded shell command strings and executes them via child_process.execSync. The setup.js script stores payloads as base64 literals in an object (_m.w for Windows, _m.p for POSIX), decodes them at runtime with Buffer.from(s,'base64').toString('utf8'), branches on os.platform(), and dispatches to execSync with shell 'cmd.exe' on Windows or the default shell on Unix. The decoded commands write a 'WebMCP-RCE-CANARY' / pwned.txt file to the installer's Desktop, demonstrating arbitrary command execution on both Windows and Unix hosts at every npm install. Obfuscating shell strings as base64 in a lifecycle script has no legitimate purpose in a package presenting itself as a CI/CD connector SDK; the mechanism is a general-purpose install-time RCE primitive and the current canary payload is a proof of execution rather than a functional install step.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

e8615ec2381e2fc36518a5f991f1a132ffe8c86fc458a7072585bb950644eb1f

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connector (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove @lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connector from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If @lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connector 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. @lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connector on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-018294

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connector-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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@lilsccott6x9/devpipe-connector (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-14203 | O3 Security