MAL-2026-11062

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/preferenceslifecycle-paypal/MAL-2026-11062.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-11062
Aliases
  • GHSA-jpjh-7qpg-hqxv
Published
2026-07-25T09:44:17Z
Modified
2026-08-05T07:21:23Z
Summary
Malicious code in preferenceslifecycle-paypal (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (e33d1db03ba9b9f1d9dc9f4c81a574e5baa69549e6c1897230540fe15d2749a3)

The package's preinstall hook executes index.js, which collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.platform(), os.arch(), os.homedir(), and dns.getServers()) and POSTs them as JSON to the hardcoded host ucahu2x3m2osjmwim8n8vmn1ssykmnac.oastify.com (a Burp Collaborator out-of-band domain) at /hit. The transmission is unconditional and fires automatically on npm install without any documented purpose or opt-in. The package name resembles internal-package/scope conventions, matching a dependency-confusion beaconing pattern where install-time execution confirms resolution of an attacker-published lookalike inside a target environment.

Source: ghsa-malware (8741695d3ce21420a88f903f03c16da4621561d07117127b656f91488c9b58f5)

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 (14f6d8ebd40b7b46436b5f7fb622b770e061258ffa89d74fec858f27eb6a5327)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'preferenceslifecycle-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": "2026-07-25T10:35:55.070059718Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-07-25T09:44:17Z",
            "sha256": "14f6d8ebd40b7b46436b5f7fb622b770e061258ffa89d74fec858f27eb6a5327",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "versions": [
                "28.0.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GHSA-jpjh-7qpg-hqxv",
            "import_time": "2026-07-28T02:02:27.821109Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-07-27T16:15:25Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "SEMVER"
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "8741695d3ce21420a88f903f03c16da4621561d07117127b656f91488c9b58f5",
            "source": "ghsa-malware"
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-011250",
            "import_time": "2026-08-04T22:30:07.172074625Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-04T21:54:09Z",
            "sha256": "e33d1db03ba9b9f1d9dc9f4c81a574e5baa69549e6c1897230540fe15d2749a3",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "28.0.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013284",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T07:06:39.556980882Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:59Z",
            "sha256": "47276cd75e9a5204e108bbd3603a358cd2e1e6253b133a09fcd524de3547d0f1",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "24.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / preferenceslifecycle-paypal

Package

Name
preferenceslifecycle-paypal
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Purl
pkg:npm/preferenceslifecycle-paypal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

24.*
24.0.0
28.*
28.0.0

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    }
]
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "path": "index.js",
            "sha256": "13bd084963333987a5bb7c6e7d4abe4c6c3ee12f7bd9c13e6b9466ae66fd3499",
            "tlsh": "aef081e4e6f56a6117fa99c0b0a295165323d662780fb4d45fc8027607cddfc01b16f4"
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/preferenceslifecycle-paypal/MAL-2026-11062.json"