Malicious code in bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-separator (npm)
On require of the package's main entry, _shim.js unconditionally fetches a platform-specific binary over HTTPS from hardcoded hostnames assembled via array.join() to defeat literal string search (e.g. oob-worker.cf10{0,1,2}-*.workers.dev), with a DNS TXT-record fallback channel that reassembles a base64-encoded payload from chunked TXT queries against *.dl.wel1.ru. The fetched bytes are written to /var/tmp or %TEMP% under a disguised name, chmod'd to 0755 on POSIX, and spawned detached via /bin/sh -c or cmd.exe /c start. No signature or hash verification is performed and the destination hosts are not first-party to the package's stated purpose. A second, structurally identical dropper module ships at lib/telemetry.js containing the same HTTPS-fetch + base64-decode + chmod 755 + /bin/sh spawn pattern, though not currently wired into main in this version. Package name and 'analytics/telemetry' framing serve as cover; destination-string obfuscation and the DNS-TXT payload channel are consistent with evasion of static indicator scanning.
MAL-2026-12939 is recorded against 1 package.
Published on 5 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-separator | — | — |
References
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