Which versions of verify-cli are malicious?

The following npm versions of verify-cli are flagged malicious: 99.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate verify-cli if I installed it?

verify-cli establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.

I already installed verify-cli — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If verify-cli 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.

Is verify-cli part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — verify-cli is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-017574 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find verify-cli across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for verify-cli (version 99.0.0).

Malicious package

verify-clinpm

Advisory published Aug 12, 2026Updated Aug 12, 2026

verify-cli is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-13882) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious version 99.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in verify-cli (npm)

MAL-2026-13882

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall verify-cli

What this malware does

package.json declares preinstall: node index.js, which runs automatically on npm install. index.js shells out via child_process and curl to POST the installer's whoami, hostname, and id output along with base64-encoded contents of /etc/passwd, /etc/hosts, and (if readable) /etc/shadow to a hardcoded out-of-band interactsh/OAST endpoint at 5f8a1ed70fb7761d678agw9bucryyyyyb.oast.site. Package metadata shows an implausible version (99.0.0), placeholder description ("Nodejs SDK for Redacted"), and a nonexistent dependency, consistent with a dependency-confusion / typosquat beacon rather than a legitimate SDK.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

99.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

081d3a8717b3f05f688cdde25d2b0de315dd9b1f400382e0db00d53f8ca82d6b

Detection & response playbook

Backdoor / remote access

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for verify-cli (version 99.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
verify-cli establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.
Did it already run?
If verify-cli 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. verify-cli on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 99.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-017574

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks verify-cli-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.

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