MAL-2026-12500

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/warp-drive-internal-tooling/MAL-2026-12500.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-12500
Published
2026-08-05T12:25:15Z
Modified
2026-08-05T13:36:26.478949253Z
Summary
Malicious code in warp-drive-internal-tooling (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (a62165101225b7ad5371e9310e013a9e1dc69b59a475a7a4ccd7cdf0d7996c1d)

warp-drive-internal-tooling@99.9.9 declares a preinstall hook that runs index.js, which on Windows spawns a hidden-window PowerShell process (powershell -WindowStyle Hidden) that downloads a zip archive from the anonymous file host files.catbox.moe (https://files.catbox.moe/5khq55.zip), extracts it into %TEMP%, and launches VerificationTool.exe via Start-Process. The remote host is an unauthenticated throwaway file service unrelated to the package's stated purpose, the download is unpinned and unverified (no hash, no signature), and the fetched binary is opaque. Because npm auto-runs preinstall on every npm install, this results in unattended execution of an attacker-controlled Windows executable on the installer's machine, with concealment (hidden PowerShell window, staging under %TEMP% with a benign 'VerificationTool' filename) consistent with a dropper rather than a legitimate build step.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T12:25:15Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-014648",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T13:08:33.671269734Z",
            "sha256": "a62165101225b7ad5371e9310e013a9e1dc69b59a475a7a4ccd7cdf0d7996c1d",
            "versions": [
                "99.9.9"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / warp-drive-internal-tooling

Package

Name
warp-drive-internal-tooling
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Purl
pkg:npm/warp-drive-internal-tooling

Affected ranges

Affected versions

99.*
99.9.9

Database specific

indicators 
{
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "warp-drive-internal-tooling-99.9.9.tgz",
            "hashes": {
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-+EoPa2IJv1L/JnhTep37f4L+E47Sbi4C5mxIxZfmOsInI3FKvRN41WB95345kPYV/Djis0wD8Urw9Eo6eo6xDw==",
                "sha1": "2ba433a34a232e88f11f1a2116a5ef30b364d1e8"
            }
        }
    ],
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "tlsh": "66f0dcb243e99034db709ac3bb9137432853d71a1a13e25219aa41857f14a108bdb8ed",
            "sha256": "d456c8e6d47b64505e530d5648071be4319c4abd35a0fa3ee07772111cab9152",
            "path": "index.js"
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/warp-drive-internal-tooling/MAL-2026-12500.json"
cwes 
[
    {
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "cweId": "CWE-506"
    }
]