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Malicious package

pewter-constantstestnpm

Malicious code in pewter-constantstest (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-4638
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall pewter-constantstest

What this malware does

On npm install, the preinstall script callback.js collects the installer's hostname, OS username, current working directory, npm registry configuration, and CI repository identifiers from a broad list of CI environment variables (GITHUB_REPOSITORY, CI_PROJECT_PATH, BUILD_REPOSITORY_NAME, BITBUCKET_REPO_FULL_NAME, TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG, DRONE_REPO, BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG, CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME, JOB_NAME) and transmits them via plaintext HTTP GET to the hardcoded bare IP http://75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse. The package has no functional surface: index.js exports an empty object, the description is the generic Shared utility helpers., the README is 48 bytes, and the version is 9999.0.0 — the canonical dependency-confusion override version designed to win resolution against an internal package of the same name. The package exists solely to fire the beacon when an organization accidentally resolves this public name in place of a private/internal package, leaking the victim's identity and internal repo names to the attacker for follow-on targeting.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
9999.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

050b19d8dad7c8c1a626c953493c23b375e434128f38950625f82b0fb244eabe

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 pewter-constantstest (version 9999.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pewter-constantstest across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    pewter-constantstest 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 pewter-constantstest 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 pewter-constantstest 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. pewter-constantstest on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 9999.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-004379

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

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

pewter-constantstest (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-4638 | O3 Security