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Malicious code in @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-i (npm)

The npm package @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-i contained malicious code in its postinstall script and main entry point that downloads DDoS tools, disables TLS verification, and launches flood attacks against a hardcoded target while exfiltrating system information.

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Any user installing @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-i from npm; systems executing the postinstall script or requiring the module are compromised and used for DDoS attacks.
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  • @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-inpm package containing malicious postinstall and main entry code

The npm package @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-i was published with malicious code embedded in both its postinstall script and main entry point (index.js). Upon installation or import, the package executes callback.js, which downloads four tarballs (mhddos, pyroxy-full, impacket, multidict) from an attacker-controlled domain (jasabersama.id) with TLS verification disabled.\n\nThe malicious script then spawns python3 start.py to launch UDP/TCP/GET flood traffic against the hardcoded target IP 103.118.252.21. In parallel, it collects system reconnaissance data including user ID, hostname, dependency-check output, process list, and attack logs, base64-encodes them, and exfiltrates the data via HTTPS GET requests to jasabersama.id/portfolio-data.php.\n\nBecause the malicious code is present in both the postinstall hook and the main entry point, any installation or require/import of the module triggers the compromise. The package was identified by the OpenSSF malicious-packages project and credited to Amazon Inspector.\n\nThis is a clear supply chain attack using a typosquatting or lookalike package name to target users seeking n8n node utilities.

Indicators of compromise

Packages
  • @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-i
Domains
  • jasabersama.id
IPs
  • 103.118.252.21

Remediation

  • Immediately uninstall @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-i from all systems
  • Audit npm install logs to identify all systems that installed this package
  • Isolate affected systems and inspect for signs of DDoS tool installation in /tmp and site-packages
  • Review network logs for outbound connections to jasabersama.id and flood traffic to 103.118.252.21
  • Verify that legitimate n8n node utilities are sourced from official, verified npm packages
  • Implement npm package verification and allowlisting policies to prevent installation of suspicious or typosquatted packages
  • Monitor for data exfiltration to jasabersama.id and block the domain at the network perimeter

Sources

  1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-m4xg-vq7x-w5rp · GitHub Advisory Database

Cite this entry

"Malicious code in @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-i (npm)." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed August 12, 2026; last updated August 12, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malicious-code-in-years19-n8n-nodes-utils-helper-i-npm-4kzf5p

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