MAL-2026-1485

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/react-refresh-update/MAL-2026-1485.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1485
Published
2026-03-16T10:02:26Z
Modified
2026-03-23T05:45:28.099905Z
Summary
Malicious code in react-refresh-update (npm)
Details

Package contains highly obfuscated code with dynamic execution using eval(), a strong indicator of malicious intent. YARA rule matches confirm.

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Source: amazon-inspector (68cf0c0bd6ed2a8c07bc175b5c0cc7f86a49133e67dd5d8f68f37309c5f1a463)

The package react-refresh-update was found to contain malicious code.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "SEMVER",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-03-23T05:14:41.175064777Z",
            "sha256": "68cf0c0bd6ed2a8c07bc175b5c0cc7f86a49133e67dd5d8f68f37309c5f1a463",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-23T05:11:41Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / react-refresh-update

Package

Name
react-refresh-update
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Purl
pkg:npm/react-refresh-update

Affected ranges

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

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/react-refresh-update/MAL-2026-1485.json"