security-testing-research22npm
Advisory published Updated
security-testing-research22 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-190567) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.1.9). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in security-testing-research22 (npm)
What this malware does
The package security-testing-research22 was found to contain malicious code.
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'security-testing-research22' @ 1.1.9 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
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The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
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The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for security-testing-research22 (version 1.1.9).
If you installed it — respond
Remove security-testing-research22 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.
Did it already run?
If security-testing-research22 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
Credits
- Amazon Inspector · finder
- OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks security-testing-research22-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.