MAL-2026-3315

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/update-db/MAL-2026-3315.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3315
Published
2026-05-01T15:01:41Z
Modified
2026-05-12T07:54:35.265304Z
Summary
Malicious code in update-db (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (9b606e43d802d06fa7b5d14f020e7727886462320dd05dca09c16887b15d5a37)

The package update-db was found to contain malicious code.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (188c4543894354956bdb0ef341ed98247a992c1ab7a8873fa6ac1c7533e9b1c0)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'update-db' @ 99.1.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "versions": [
                "99.1.0"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-05-04T03:13:20.591283334Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-01T15:01:41Z",
            "sha256": "188c4543894354956bdb0ef341ed98247a992c1ab7a8873fa6ac1c7533e9b1c0"
        },
        {
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "versions": [
                "99.1.1"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-05-04T03:13:20.724402422Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-01T15:25:41Z",
            "sha256": "6e88fcc9e357cdf912ec18cb28b728eb10d4f9369e5e4f16e321e8ce62fd86f2"
        },
        {
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "99.1.0",
                "99.1.1"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-05-12T07:28:48.334117911Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-12T06:53:21Z",
            "sha256": "9b606e43d802d06fa7b5d14f020e7727886462320dd05dca09c16887b15d5a37"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / update-db

Package

Name
update-db
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Purl
pkg:npm/update-db

Affected ranges

Affected versions

99.*
99.1.0
99.1.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/update-db/MAL-2026-3315.json"