Malicious Package in boogeyman
All versions of boogeyman are considered malicious. This particular package would download a payload from pastebin.com, eval it to read ssh keys and the users .npmrc and send them to a private pastebin account.
Recommendation
This package was published to the npm Registry for a very short period of time. If you happen to find it in your environment you should revoke and rotate your ssh keys and your npm token.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | boogeyman | >= 0.0.0 | no fix |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-506- Platform
- npm
- Package
boogeyman- Disclosed
- 01.09.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9hc2-w9gg-q6jw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: boogeyman
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
This is the only known vulnerability of this package.
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