Malicious code in csvflow-schema (npm)
Impact
csvflow-schema is described as a "Lightweight CSV column-schema validation helper" (index.js exports a small validateSchema function) and adds a postinstall script that runs node ./postinstall.js on npm install. postinstall.js writes the username, hostname, working directory, parent process id and install path to csvflow_schema/pi_2c75177b.ok in the system temp directory, starts calc.exe through cmd /c start, and sends an HTTPS GET to https://cdn-status.mulderitsme.net/pi/2c75177b, a fixed-id install beacon. The npm account f0x_mulder published 1.0.0 on 2026-10-26, a minute after a…
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
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Version evidence: OSV · MAL-2026-18357
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Original source description
csvflow-schema is described as a "Lightweight CSV column-schema validation helper" (index.js exports a small validateSchema function) and adds a postinstall script that runs node ./postinstall.js on npm install. postinstall.js writes the username, hostname, working directory, parent process id and install path to csvflow_schema/pi_2c75177b.ok in the system temp directory, starts calc.exe through cmd /c start, and sends an HTTPS GET to https://cdn-status.mulderitsme.net/pi/2c75177b, a fixed-id install beacon. The npm account f0x_mulder published 1.0.0 on 2026-10-26, a minute after a 0.0.0-stage placeholder, and npm removed the package 17 minutes later.