MAL-2026-14537

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/octopus-action/MAL-2026-14537.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-14537
Aliases
  • GHSA-27rc-jrqq-3wvj
Published
2026-08-26T14:17:29Z
Modified
2026-09-09T03:30:12Z
Summary
Malicious code in octopus-action (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (6968c2a12f60b671ee163f42c9da14ed51d9b0b29486b4a7d1bf5014b4c637f2)

The package declares a preinstall lifecycle script (node index.js) that runs automatically on npm install. index.js collects the installer's hostname, OS username, home directory, configured DNS servers, package metadata, and the contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, then POSTs the payload over HTTPS to dfwvktnc563cparn1p88c8051w7ovej3.oastify.com, a Burp Collaborator out-of-band host controlled by a third party. Installing the package causes installer host identifiers and system files to be exfiltrated to that endpoint.

Source: ghsa-malware (d52f49d56640b0568b4d2e50ed99e5e83aee9038d9d81b75d3377d265f12a5d9)

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-2026-018746",
            "import_time":  "2026-08-26T14:20:36.693892776Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-08-26T14:17:29Z",
            "sha256":  "6968c2a12f60b671ee163f42c9da14ed51d9b0b29486b4a7d1bf5014b4c637f2",
            "source":  "amazon-inspector",
            "versions":  [
                "1.0.1"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "GHSA-27rc-jrqq-3wvj",
            "import_time":  "2026-09-08T00:15:09.76386607Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-09-07T16:17:49Z",
            "ranges":  [
                {
                    "events":  [
                        {
                            "introduced":  "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type":  "SEMVER"
                }
            ],
            "sha256":  "d52f49d56640b0568b4d2e50ed99e5e83aee9038d9d81b75d3377d265f12a5d9",
            "source":  "ghsa-malware"
        },
        {
            "id":  "IN-MAL-2026-019811",
            "import_time":  "2026-09-09T03:21:56.229531075Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-09-09T02:49:12Z",
            "sha256":  "acec768330268190ea115299d0b97e82b2ddd795d459aebce5cbe2b0dd94d17a",
            "source":  "amazon-inspector",
            "versions":  [
                "1.1.1"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / octopus-action

Package

Name
octopus-action
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/octopus-action

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":  "06ba96f7918345b8e9fddfe4044a715ec4abafc3b480e6487c4aa45b6f552481",
            "tlsh":  "94412395a2d917330dd214c06a0c7081239dfa777159a89076cf43d69f869f8bb326f3"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity":  [
        {
            "filename":  "octopus-action-1.0.1.tgz",
            "hashes":  {
                "sha1":  "124c50716917b5d48633ad8393af59147d95852b",
                "sha512_sri":  "sha512-XDU3Vd8H5WI4qK5DbfYUHenoaRQrR1lItBSurhfV4T8vCvoW5yKxmhtlm8BFSLU1QfFWqy7fP9PDeohp7H1Sgw=="
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/octopus-action/MAL-2026-14537.json"