MAL-2025-49312

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/ethers-5/MAL-2025-49312.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2025-49312
Published
2025-11-02T19:58:03Z
Modified
2025-11-03T19:06:18Z
Summary
Malicious code in ethers-5 (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (8842d229aa4e9c24c85ce8a9be99c6690dbf62bef2bdf2ef716865c8a44adda3)

The package ethers-5 was found to contain malicious code.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (f92a03425cd97c753a2412a2f070a5844bfef3fb64534fe79fc37dec3dda5e28)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'ethers-5' @ 5.0.9 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "f92a03425cd97c753a2412a2f070a5844bfef3fb64534fe79fc37dec3dda5e28",
            "import_time": "2025-11-02T23:34:48.704242264Z",
            "modified_time": "2025-11-02T19:58:03Z",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "versions": [
                "5.0.9"
            ]
        },
        {
            "sha256": "8842d229aa4e9c24c85ce8a9be99c6690dbf62bef2bdf2ef716865c8a44adda3",
            "import_time": "2025-11-03T19:05:51.402331437Z",
            "modified_time": "2025-11-03T18:59:00Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "5.0.8",
                "5.0.9"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / ethers-5

Package

Name
ethers-5
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Purl
pkg:npm/ethers-5

Affected ranges

Affected versions

5.*
5.0.8
5.0.9

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/ethers-5/MAL-2025-49312.json"