---
id: "MAL-2026-18607"
kind: "package"
aliases: ["MAL-2026-18607"]
title: "Malicious code in et_phone_home (npm)"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "et_phone_home", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 0.0.5", "ecosystem": "npm"}]
ecosystems: ["npm"]
tags: ["malicious", "package"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-02T09:44:21+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-04T09:25:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-04T09:28:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "osv-malicious", "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18607", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-04T09:25:52+00:00"}]
---

# Malicious code in et_phone_home (npm)

## Affected

- npm:et_phone_home affected = 0.0.5 fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-11-04T09:25:52+00:00 osv-malicious https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18607

## From the sources

Runs on install. The postinstall script fetches a path from a bare IPv4 address with wget, contacting a remote host from every machine that installs the package. Version examined: 0.0.5; tarball SHA-256 58f9b4c9c26abe6ac52353ce1e0a824fba06c8aa7cefa94d2d4805306053e82c.

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