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@kedem/okdb @1.8.3

Vulnerability report · Last retrieved from osv.dev June 23, 2026 at 4:30 AM UTC

Malicious

OSV ID

MAL-2026-4399

Ecosystem

npm

Summary

The package's CLI entry point at bin/okdb.js is a heavily obfuscated single-line bundle (hex-mangled symbols like _0x2a69e2/_0x5d02f6) that constructs HTTP POST requests to a hardcoded host (node-a.example.com) while reading process.env values and invoking 'ping' commands. The combination of (a) hex-obfuscated variable naming consistent with deliberate concealment, (b) a hardcoded remote POST destination embedded directly in the bundle, and (c) process.env reads adjacent to the network call inside the same obfuscated scope is the canonical command-and-control / environment-exfiltration shape. The bin entry runs whenever an installer invokes the CLI, transmitting host and environment data to the attacker-controlled endpoint. A second file okdb.js at the package root contains additional hardcoded POST patterns reinforcing the same network behavior.

Source: amazon-inspector (cfce9a94c70e54caff77645f380418abda1bb1a38ad9cda61f6fbeaa482e2fed)

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