MAL-2026-14279

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/localize-translate/MAL-2026-14279.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-14279
Published
2026-08-19T07:54:36Z
Modified
2026-08-19T08:34:48.685791055Z
Summary
Malicious code in localize-translate (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (1a4a3b42b13a5ba692edd9761c2d32d6682f555828df49cb44e40b623861a1f0)

On npm install, the package's postinstall lifecycle script collects installer host identifiers (hostname, platform, arch, node version, package name, timestamp, npm lifecycle event) and POSTs them as JSON to the hardcoded host gigww0v7.instances.poc.jchunt.top at path /localize-translate. The destination is a non-registry, author-controlled endpoint that the installer never opted into, and the beacon fires automatically at install time on every host that installs the package. The collected fields are limited to host identity (no credential, filesystem, or environment scraping is present), but the beacon is unconditional, undisclosed, and directed to a third-party host — the shape of an install-time reconnaissance callback rather than legitimate telemetry.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-08-19T08:15:32.023590973Z",
            "sha256": "1a4a3b42b13a5ba692edd9761c2d32d6682f555828df49cb44e40b623861a1f0",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-19T07:54:36Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-018397",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / localize-translate

Package

Name
localize-translate
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Purl
pkg:npm/localize-translate

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/localize-translate/MAL-2026-14279.json"
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "sha256": "a4f03aba96b6ef203e032c3690f0fa54859ad71bd621f717f9fbfc4694583446",
            "path": "postinstall.js",
            "tlsh": "5e01fed6d2b6563517b8529069f06f0693baf223370660b579c404ad2f8d1fe00321ad"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "localize-translate-1.0.0.tgz",
            "hashes": {
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-SRgJuZprVIY65smwQ35VRBc8IxDLNsQ/ETGFV14X50CKgxXDzDUFjyjfh1CJ6QqQDyKN19Yg44KL+JL2YXwYVw==",
                "sha1": "246709e71917a94f705c987504bf4bb89acf5db6"
            }
        }
    ]
}
cwes 
[
    {
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    }
]