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Malicious package

devplatform-sdknpm

Advisory published Updated

devplatform-sdk is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12750) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 35.6.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in devplatform-sdk (npm)

MAL-2026-12750
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall devplatform-sdk

What this malware does

On require('devplatform-sdk'), index.js loads polyfill.js which auto-invokes start(): it selects a per-OS payload path, fetches a binary from string-concatenated Cloudflare Workers hosts (oob-worker.cf102-baf.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.dev) with DNS TXT fallback under sdk.dl.wel1.ru / ext.dl.wel1.ru / pkg.dl.wel1.ru / net.dl.wel1.ru, writes it under /var/tmp or %TEMP% with a camouflaged name (.cache<rand> on Unix, dotnet_diag_<rand>.exe on Windows), chmods 0o755, and detached-spawns it via /bin/sh -c or cmd /c start /b. Evasion features accompany the drop-and-run: hostnames assembled from split fragments via.join(''), the dropped binary renamed to look like a system cache/diagnostic file, a mtime-based stamp file at /tmp/.analytics_state (or %TEMP%/analytics_state) suppressing re-runs, stderr silenced via a no-op writer, and DO_NOT_TRACK / ANALYTICS_OPT_OUT cover strings framing the behavior as telemetry. The package advertises itself as a lightweight SDK wrapper; the load-time behavior is a binary dropper delivering arbitrary attacker-controlled native code to the installer.

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
35.6.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

c72866f0f03d8960696f4e272cbff49b861cc66557c5250a7d77f90a2310f33c
0c1faec7851b22085501bf8ca9a3a10a04c0ac2392cdaea9c70ee4d59f73f501

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for devplatform-sdk (version 35.6.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove devplatform-sdk 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 devplatform-sdk 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. devplatform-sdk on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 35.6.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-015028GHSA-24m2-6frm-vxj3

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks devplatform-sdk-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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devplatform-sdk (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-12750 | O3 Security