MAL-2026-12809

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/technical-challenge/MAL-2026-12809.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-12809
Aliases
  • GHSA-x874-j4r9-66gh
Published
2026-08-05T13:14:00Z
Modified
2026-09-09T03:30:13Z
Summary
Malicious code in technical-challenge (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (6921f72a1b4fbaaba87fcbe3cb30137815e7e2bb932ffa794acd0010b8954c5f)

package.json declares preinstall: node index.js, causing index.js to run automatically on npm install. The script collects installer-side data — hostname, username, home directory, DNS server list, current working directory, package.json contents, and the contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts — and HTTPS-POSTs it to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator subdomain at 5z5h9l8e7cktx1ihl6usn4zgb7h15rtg.oastify.com. The exfiltration fires unconditionally on install with no user interaction.

Source: ghsa-malware (fb3a6a289e12028cd0778c9ca9e56392a64003291be3756d28490d76c491e249)

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": [
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-014935",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T14:19:44.502431233Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T13:14:00Z",
            "sha256": "6921f72a1b4fbaaba87fcbe3cb30137815e7e2bb932ffa794acd0010b8954c5f",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.1"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GHSA-x874-j4r9-66gh",
            "import_time": "2026-09-08T00:15:11.433749252Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-09-07T16:17:49Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "SEMVER"
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "fb3a6a289e12028cd0778c9ca9e56392a64003291be3756d28490d76c491e249",
            "source": "ghsa-malware"
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-019792",
            "import_time": "2026-09-09T03:21:54.092091754Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-09-09T02:46:34Z",
            "sha256": "5c463733f8ad1a731f1c57442a70f944d04defbea213cba49d0f0c2dc52df85a",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "1.1.1"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / technical-challenge

Package

Name
technical-challenge
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/technical-challenge

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.1
1.1.1

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": "63838de40d41b7dba0546dc04db004c973479c0c6c0b54000cef45e42f1c9b42",
            "tlsh": "cb41f195a2d917330de210c06a0c70852399fa777159e99077cf4296af869f8b7326f3"
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/technical-challenge/MAL-2026-12809.json"