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Vulnerability · MAL-2026-17871

Malicious code in @mntv-analysis/workspaces-components (npm)

Published Oct 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · Malicious code in @mntv-analysis/workspaces-components

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for MAL-2026-17871. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Malicious code in @mntv-analysis/workspaces-components with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Malicious code in @mntv-analysis/workspaces-components).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
npm @mntv-analysis/workspaces-components

npm user 'conx3993' published this package in a dependency confusion campaign. It squats a name that looks like an internal package and uses version 65.11.3 so misconfigured resolvers pick it over the real one. Version 0.0.0-stage is an empty placeholder. A 'preinstall' hook runs 'index.js', which poses as an IP geolocation helper. On install it sends an HTTPS GET to attacker-controlled host realwbx.com (/ip.php?ip=8.8.8.8) with a hard-coded 'Authorization' value ('920ff204acf77aa813059be4f3141900') unique to this package, then discards the response. The token tells the operator which internal package name the victim installed, and the request reveals the victim's public egress IP. --- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (f8a87306f427c899479454084eb038b0e9690829b4cb142a0d88434d1c1f06cb) The package's package.json declares a preinstall script that executes index.js on every npm install. index.js issues an HTTPS GET to realwbx.com/ip.php with a hardcoded Authorization header, sending the installer's egress IP and install event to a host unrelated to the @mntv-analysis scope. The shipped code performs no other function; the package's only observable effect on install is this call-home. The combination of a stub package under an organization-looking scope, an install-time beacon to an unrelated third-party host, and a hardcoded auth token matches the dependency-confusion reconnaissance pattern used to tag installers of squatted internal names ahead of a follow-on payload.

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  • npm @mntv-analysis/workspaces-components65.11.3

How to fix MAL-2026-17871

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for MAL-2026-17871. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Malicious code in @mntv-analysis/workspaces-components with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 65.11.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    npm user 'conx3993' published this package in a dependency confusion campaign. It squats a name that looks like an internal package and uses version 65.11.3 so misconfigured resolvers pick it over the real one. Version 0.0.0-stage is an empty placeholder. A 'preinstall' hook runs 'index.js', which poses as an IP geolocation helper. On install it sends an HTTPS GET to attacker-controlled host realw

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    npm user 'conx3993' published this package in a dependency confusion campaign. It squats a name that looks like an internal package and uses version 65.11.3 so misconfigured resolvers pick it over the real one. Version 0.0.0-stage is an empty placeholder. A 'preinstall' hook runs 'index.js', which poses as an IP geolocation helper. On install it sends an HTTPS GET to attacker-controlled host realw

  3. Oct 16, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    npm user 'conx3993' published this package in a dependency confusion campaign. It squats a name that looks like an internal package and uses version 65.11.3 so misconfigured resolvers pick it over the real one. Version 0.0.0-stage is an empty placeholder. A 'preinstall' hook runs 'index.js', which poses as an IP geolocation helper. On install it sends an HTTPS GET to attacker-controlled host realw

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.