MAL-2026-14255

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/secp256k1-lib/MAL-2026-14255.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-14255
Published
2026-08-19T04:43:49Z
Modified
2026-08-19T05:00:23Z
Summary
Malicious code in secp256k1-lib (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (dd45f2520f57a18e182ea26170f8d6d3b4296929c66dbbf2ea0eb632adb1f46a)

Package name mimics the widely used secp256k1 cryptography library but contains no cryptographic functionality. The declared main (index.js) is a single 33KB obfuscator.io-packed bundle whose only readable tokens are require( and axios; all strings — including target hostnames, URLs, and function names — are hex-escaped entries in the _0x4058 string array that are reconstructed at runtime. README is 24 bytes and the package description (logger tool for validation entry) does not match a secp256k1 implementation. On require('secp256k1-lib') the obfuscated bundle executes and instantiates an HTTP client (axios) targeting a runtime-constructed destination that could not be recovered from the shipped bytes. Shape matches a credential/wallet-stealer loader: name confusion with a high-value crypto package + no legitimate functionality + obfuscated import-time network capability with a hidden destination.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-018366",
            "import_time": "2026-08-19T04:47:47.768617582Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-19T04:44:13Z",
            "sha256": "17719ed10229a405c54b60369c8c567a5964f6613aec21ead50e0d4eccb37104",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-018363",
            "import_time": "2026-08-19T04:47:47.400193958Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-19T04:43:49Z",
            "sha256": "57d7b119d3510a8e00d57da8b51c023a77f4133008a24fed5e4644d4cf5d353e",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.2"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-018364",
            "import_time": "2026-08-19T04:47:47.507225307Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-19T04:43:57Z",
            "sha256": "8e9ffe9aa6410c78f18aa4a432419b77539b2bb1fc893896ae00f3cc22f6d26d",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.1"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-018365",
            "import_time": "2026-08-19T04:47:47.603999433Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-19T04:44:06Z",
            "sha256": "dd45f2520f57a18e182ea26170f8d6d3b4296929c66dbbf2ea0eb632adb1f46a",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.3"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / secp256k1-lib

Package

Name
secp256k1-lib
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Purl
pkg:npm/secp256k1-lib

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0
1.0.1
1.0.2
1.0.3

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"
    },
    {
        "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": "ae4ad972bd2947f3336256936dd1080991040aa80763033f1e1d5192725f8f7a",
            "tlsh": "7dd2cc9473c1f803228f5b63bf16a9ece52aa8b678c8544be114b89cf4b9407d5b4df0"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "secp256k1-lib-1.0.0.tgz",
            "hashes": {
                "sha1": "087448f1583621d8cb5a238a89bca1591ffad338",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-ga9huZ1QdIaQU9vQk7hX7fy/9iu8eq+KCkKeirW0D242ca3wyxRF5SP21OTH4UGYOS0h3BkyTaHrWORftdR0Tg=="
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/secp256k1-lib/MAL-2026-14255.json"