@vpms/design-systemnpm
@vpms/design-system is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-6467) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.1.3, 1.0.0, 1.0.1…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in @vpms/design-system (npm)
What this malware does
package.json declares preinstall="node index.js". On every npm install, index.js iterates process.env and harvests any variable whose name contains SECRET/TOKEN/PASSWORD/KEY/CREDENTIAL, plus an explicit list of high-value secrets (NPM_TOKEN, GITHUB_TOKEN, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, etc.). It also collects os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, process.cwd(), process.platform, process.arch, and the output of execSync('ps -eo pid,pcpu,pmem,user,comm --sort=-pcpu | head -n 8'). The collected JSON is POSTed via https.request to a hardcoded Pipedream endpoint at eov0bmnid410yqf.m.pipedream.net. The package self-labels as a "PenTest design system" / canary but ships no design-system code — the main entry is solely the exfiltration script, and the @vpms scope appears to target an internal organization namespace (dependency-confusion shape). Self-labeling as a "pentest canary" does not excuse unsolicited bulk credential exfiltration from installers who never consented to a pentest scope.
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.
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified '@vpms/design-system' @ 0.1.3 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for @vpms/design-system (4 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging @vpms/design-system across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
@vpms/design-system 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.
Did it already run?
If @vpms/design-system 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks @vpms/design-system 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
Campaign
References
Credits
- Amazon Inspector · finder
- OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks @vpms/design-system-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.