MAL-2026-2455

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/strapi-plugin-content-sync/MAL-2026-2455.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2455
Aliases
  • GHSA-252m-cq46-x44h
Published
2026-04-03T19:09:53Z
Modified
2026-04-07T16:52:17.913603Z
Summary
Malicious code in strapi-plugin-content-sync (npm)
Details

strapi-plugin-content-sync is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network topology. It then opens a polling C2 loop that accepts and executes arbitrary shell commands from a remote server.

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Source: amazon-inspector (f1da1faf4bbc2a57cd49dd92c5e1586c781f3c92d46e7d36b12ac5e7ecfd075c)

The package strapi-plugin-content-sync was found to contain malicious code.

Source: ghsa-malware (36c1262600b3828e5523bfba74f2987856ad16477efa43bec1cdf748bed9361c)

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": [
        {
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "SEMVER",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "f1da1faf4bbc2a57cd49dd92c5e1586c781f3c92d46e7d36b12ac5e7ecfd075c",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-07T14:24:50Z",
            "import_time": "2026-04-07T14:39:10.858013802Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "GHSA-252m-cq46-x44h",
            "sha256": "36c1262600b3828e5523bfba74f2987856ad16477efa43bec1cdf748bed9361c",
            "source": "ghsa-malware",
            "versions": [
                "3.6.8"
            ],
            "modified_time": "2026-04-07T16:05:55Z",
            "import_time": "2026-04-07T16:36:44.624229768Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / strapi-plugin-content-sync

Package

Name
strapi-plugin-content-sync
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Purl
pkg:npm/strapi-plugin-content-sync

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.8

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "cweId": "CWE-506"
    }
]
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/strapi-plugin-content-sync/MAL-2026-2455.json"