MAL-2026-16231

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/strapi-plugin-honey-meeb/MAL-2026-16231.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-16231
Published
2026-09-16T13:58:12Z
Modified
2026-09-16T14:30:07Z
Summary
Malicious code in strapi-plugin-honey-meeb (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (752c0a1146068824e355a38b25add15f092d7cea6f846c143b5b2d2210de6766)

The package's postinstall lifecycle script (postinstall.js) spawns a Python-based reverse shell that opens a TCP socket to the hardcoded IP 14.225.210.85:80, dup2's stdin/stdout/stderr onto the socket, and calls pty.spawn('sh'), yielding an interactive remote shell on the installer's host at npm install time. Execution is gated by an os.hostname() check against 'ubuntu-fc-uvm', with self-labeled log strings such as '[+] Starting reverse shell' and '[+] proceeding with exploit' — a targeting/evasion pattern indicative of an intentional attack rather than a demo. The package name resembles the legitimate Strapi plugin ecosystem, but the shipped install-time payload has no legitimate purpose.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-020097",
            "import_time": "2026-09-16T14:19:37.724994971Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-09-16T13:58:12Z",
            "sha256": "752c0a1146068824e355a38b25add15f092d7cea6f846c143b5b2d2210de6766",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "3.6.8"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / strapi-plugin-honey-meeb

Package

Name
strapi-plugin-honey-meeb
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Purl
pkg:npm/strapi-plugin-honey-meeb

Affected ranges

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.8

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    }
]
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "path": "postinstall.js",
            "sha256": "4d4d4c8b33a87d03be45370616b16c71a8b91a8cb12899fac511a5db72cc6993",
            "tlsh": "ba4131ad06bf273a63334ca8521b8097e51701023512d578799c8b53bfd5d99c531bf9"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "strapi-plugin-honey-meeb-3.6.8.tgz",
            "hashes": {
                "sha1": "e626927a523e51a12f80365cbb0cd7e2edefef29",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-bw7RhKsOfllRwMpkQXA0/eK+QwEQSIFcmGD6T/no/A2rsJUq8OFwWh/Z1eg/m1HAFrwekjqKJ68SbGhklxPzIw=="
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/strapi-plugin-honey-meeb/MAL-2026-16231.json"