MAL-2025-360

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/arcus-cmd-utils/MAL-2025-360.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2025-360
Aliases
  • GHSA-xhr4-4ff5-3xgh
  • SNYK-JS-ARCUSCMDUTILS-8660369
Published
2025-01-21T18:04:01Z
Modified
2025-03-31T07:19:50.550110Z
Summary
Malicious code in arcus-cmd-utils (npm)
Details

This package executes a base64-encoded script to download an Electron-based infostealer binary, aimed at exfiltrating cryptocurrency wallets, credentials, and other sensitive data.

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Source: ghsa-malware (5bf2b699c21cb3148d5740eca91bd38c615a2adcc8c4adefca0f6059ee076cad)

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2025-01-23T13:54:59Z",
            "source": "ghsa-malware",
            "sha256": "5bf2b699c21cb3148d5740eca91bd38c615a2adcc8c4adefca0f6059ee076cad",
            "id": "GHSA-xhr4-4ff5-3xgh",
            "import_time": "2025-01-24T00:31:52.19331175Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "SEMVER"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "modified_time": "2025-03-03T13:19:08Z",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "sha256": "f0bd65b76511a4e736eddeb1f191bb2a323f66a10aed26bd9e7d1d6b8e6a5c4f",
            "id": "RLMA-2025-00645",
            "import_time": "2025-03-03T15:06:22.708641808Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2025-03-28T12:38:49Z",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "sha256": "24b19ccd2e82655447a263e9d7a51a1ac7a0e30cccbf2f17780bcf92547f44cb",
            "id": "RLUA-2025-01334",
            "import_time": "2025-03-31T07:07:09.116205039Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / arcus-cmd-utils

Package

Name
arcus-cmd-utils
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Purl
pkg:npm/arcus-cmd-utils

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0

Database specific 

{
    "cwes": [
        {
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
            "cweId": "CWE-506"
        }
    ]
}