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Malicious package

test-dev-dispatchnpm

test-dev-dispatch is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-11489) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 0.1.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in test-dev-dispatch (npm)

MAL-2026-11489
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall test-dev-dispatch

What this malware does

The package exposes handlers that receive messages over a network connection and dispatch them to shell execution, arbitrary-path file exfiltration, and remote-controlled file drops on the installer's host. handleCommand base64-decodes a command field from an incoming message, passes it to executeCommand() from test-dev-exec, and returns stdout to the remote peer via sendMessage(). handleUpload uploads any file path chosen by the remote peer to a remote server (tagged with getHardwareFingerprint()), and handleArchive zips an attacker-chosen directory and uploads it — enabling exfiltration of arbitrary installer files including secrets under ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, and similar paths. handleDownload retrieves a file from a remote server and stages it at an attacker-chosen path on the installer's filesystem, which combined with handleCommand yields staged remote code execution. This is a remote-access/backdoor dataflow: network-sourced bytes drive shell execution, file upload, and file drop on the installer's machine.

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
0.1.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

de211ea2269bf67da36abb6fcfe56f92c6d377246a30c7c1c878ba746a26e65d
2c6205523817ec8f05eccf82a334fa70429c8c326b73c27e031fe991b9abdbdb

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 test-dev-dispatch (version 0.1.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging test-dev-dispatch across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    test-dev-dispatch 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 test-dev-dispatch 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 test-dev-dispatch 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. test-dev-dispatch on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-qx8w-r9j6-p4g5IN-MAL-2026-011183

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

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

Explore

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