MAL-2026-2505

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/@aspect-security/argon2/MAL-2026-2505.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2505
Published
2026-04-07T12:16:51Z
Modified
2026-04-10T17:35:10.335482Z
Summary
Malicious code in @aspect-security/argon2 (npm)
Details

The package performs data exfiltration, arbitrary command execution in preinstall script.

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Source: amazon-inspector (b426577fc5361773d25297fdb9fce28835e15d9ab86909c6652f5c1b71c4e543)

The package @aspect-security/argon2 was found to contain malicious code.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "b426577fc5361773d25297fdb9fce28835e15d9ab86909c6652f5c1b71c4e543",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "SEMVER",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-10T17:02:58Z",
            "import_time": "2026-04-10T17:21:49.24396753Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / @aspect-security/argon2

Package

Name
@aspect-security/argon2
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Purl
pkg:npm/%40aspect-security/argon2

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/@aspect-security/argon2/MAL-2026-2505.json"