Malicious code in @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-m (npm)
The npm package @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-m contained malicious code in its postinstall script that downloads DDoS tools, installs them, and turns the host into a DDoS bot while exfiltrating system information to an attacker-controlled server.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system that installed the malicious package via npm; hosts become DDoS bots and may be subject to remote code execution.
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-m
The npm package @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-m was published with malicious postinstall script code (callback.js / index.js) that executes automatically upon installation.\n\nThe script performs multiple malicious actions: it downloads mhddos, PyRoxy, impacket, and multidict tarballs from https://jasabersama.id/assets/cache/.theme-backup/dl/ with TLS verification disabled, extracts them into /tmp and the user's Python site-packages directory, and launches three long-running Python processes that direct traffic at a hardcoded target IP, converting the installer's host into a DDoS bot.\n\nAdditionally, the script executes id and hostname commands, base64-encodes the output, and sends it as a query parameter to https://jasabersama.id/portfolio-data.php. The URL also includes a c= parameter shell-composed to write attacker-supplied base64 content into /tmp/n8n_rce_result.txt, enabling remote code execution.\n\nThe package name falsely suggests it is an n8n-nodes utility, but the shipped code contains no legitimate n8n functionality. The incident was identified by the OpenSSF malicious-packages project.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-m
- Domains
- jasabersama.id
Remediation
- Immediately uninstall @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-m from all systems
- Audit npm install logs to identify all hosts that installed this package
- Terminate any Python processes launched by the malicious script (mhddos, PyRoxy)
- Remove downloaded tarballs and extracted files from /tmp and Python site-packages
- Check /tmp/n8n_rce_result.txt for evidence of remote code execution
- Monitor affected hosts for outbound DDoS traffic and unauthorized network activity
- Review system logs for execution of `id` and `hostname` commands and data exfiltration
- Consider full system reimaging for hosts that installed the package
- Block traffic to jasabersama.id at the network perimeter
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wj58-9qf9-xj88 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malicious code in @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-m (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-m-npm-1lnno0
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