MAL-2026-11058

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/payoutsvettingserv-paypal/MAL-2026-11058.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-11058
Aliases
  • GHSA-q284-v87w-8w6f
Published
2026-07-25T09:24:19Z
Modified
2026-08-05T07:21:20.354954459Z
Summary
Malicious code in payoutsvettingserv-paypal (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (27087d7e447aae7f5009468024ead0904a706c36775c9a132b43bbcd47d3993c)

payoutsvettingserv-paypal@28.0.0 declares preinstall: node index.js in package.json, causing index.js to run automatically on npm install. The script collects host identifiers via os.hostname(), os.platform(), os.arch(), os.homedir(), and DNS server info, then POSTs them as JSON to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator subdomain at 2y1pgajb8aa05uiq8g9ghu99e0ks8twi.oastify.com/hit over HTTPS. The package name mimics an internal PayPal-style service, consistent with a dependency-confusion reconnaissance payload targeting build systems that mis-resolve an internal name to the public npm registry.

Source: ghsa-malware (32d630492188c1db46669f68ec67e108a452a185dceb46b7fd0cb3bc939e865b)

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.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (bee149f4aad8882e82f7d89d3e06f538f2d844da10e2d030eeb7d78a795e3fec)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'payoutsvettingserv-paypal' @ 28.0.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-07-25T09:38:33.869681461Z",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "modified_time": "2026-07-25T09:24:19Z",
            "sha256": "bee149f4aad8882e82f7d89d3e06f538f2d844da10e2d030eeb7d78a795e3fec",
            "versions": [
                "28.0.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-07-28T02:02:27.864324Z",
            "sha256": "32d630492188c1db46669f68ec67e108a452a185dceb46b7fd0cb3bc939e865b",
            "modified_time": "2026-07-27T16:15:25Z",
            "source": "ghsa-malware",
            "id": "GHSA-q284-v87w-8w6f",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "SEMVER",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-08-04T22:30:00.670382386Z",
            "sha256": "27087d7e447aae7f5009468024ead0904a706c36775c9a132b43bbcd47d3993c",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-04T21:36:40Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-011129",
            "versions": [
                "28.0.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T07:06:39.751753909Z",
            "sha256": "35a01ce61b98e45ca9b205e348d36e73a29724600a3beabab6114c8e2e6bc571",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T06:01:26Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013287",
            "versions": [
                "24.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / payoutsvettingserv-paypal

Package

Name
payoutsvettingserv-paypal
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/payoutsvettingserv-paypal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

24.*
24.0.0
28.*
28.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/payoutsvettingserv-paypal/MAL-2026-11058.json"
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "sha256": "822e4aeb40b628e283e31bd192b149708bde7d207a42661ef43412daf58f4e3c",
            "path": "index.js",
            "tlsh": "caf0e1d0d6f95a7007baa5c0b0e264061323d662740ff4d06fc8032607cdef800b56f4"
        }
    ]
}
cwes 
[
    {
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "cweId": "CWE-506"
    },
    {
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "cweId": "CWE-506"
    }
]