MAL-2026-1996

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/puzzle-gateway/MAL-2026-1996.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1996
Published
2026-03-20T11:41:04Z
Modified
2026-03-23T05:45:16.747351Z
Summary
Malicious code in puzzle-gateway (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (f27caad6b59388e38056a6d8624f8f7b19441cee52bd007d0e1b3678e36dd240)

The package puzzle-gateway was found to contain malicious code.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (c633c6144aa3625797f8dd7e8392fc2d9676eb98ecc60a1fc09c35c290ed1ef4)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'puzzle-gateway' @ 2.4.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-03-20T11:43:46.20889819Z",
            "sha256": "c633c6144aa3625797f8dd7e8392fc2d9676eb98ecc60a1fc09c35c290ed1ef4",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-20T11:41:04Z",
            "versions": [
                "2.4.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-03-23T05:14:42.801576988Z",
            "sha256": "f27caad6b59388e38056a6d8624f8f7b19441cee52bd007d0e1b3678e36dd240",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-23T05:11:41Z",
            "versions": [
                "2.4.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / puzzle-gateway

Package

Name
puzzle-gateway
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Purl
pkg:npm/puzzle-gateway

Affected ranges

Affected versions

2.*
2.4.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/puzzle-gateway/MAL-2026-1996.json"