MAL-2026-16236

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/strapi-plugin-perev-meeb/MAL-2026-16236.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-16236
Published
2026-09-16T13:58:28Z
Modified
2026-09-16T14:30:06Z
Summary
Malicious code in strapi-plugin-perev-meeb (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (29840a9eddc4894177d910b38ef1808c0ba7a402c267160fe8e86cff48873700)

The npm postinstall hook executes postinstall.js, which uses child_process to spawn a Python reverse shell that connects to the hardcoded remote host 14.225.210.85:80 and dup2's a PTY-backed /bin/sh over the socket, giving the operator of that host an interactive shell on the installer's machine. Execution is gated by a hostname allowlist check (os.hostname() === 'ubuntu-fc-uvm'), a target-restriction technique that keeps the payload dormant on unintended hosts (scanners, sandboxes) and only detonates on the intended victim. The package presents itself as a Strapi plugin but ships no plugin functionality relevant to the postinstall behavior; the postinstall is the payload.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-020099",
            "import_time": "2026-09-16T14:19:37.839447081Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-09-16T13:58:28Z",
            "sha256": "29840a9eddc4894177d910b38ef1808c0ba7a402c267160fe8e86cff48873700",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "3.6.8"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / strapi-plugin-perev-meeb

Package

Name
strapi-plugin-perev-meeb
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Purl
pkg:npm/strapi-plugin-perev-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-perev-meeb-3.6.8.tgz",
            "hashes": {
                "sha1": "c789b5c09704acb21e970a730d45d5a21f54d8fc",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-kfFIYQ88ZaaT5TkH72cIxjD7U+c/wan0InQ0uo3mO8Ec+bOp0QYGi7e3MnfEqg2cAAixQqXnDdlulB2ozhainQ=="
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/strapi-plugin-perev-meeb/MAL-2026-16236.json"