MAL-2026-4238

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Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/env-security-scanner/MAL-2026-4238.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-4238

Aliases

GHSA-437g-626p-h8fm

Published

2026-05-22T02:42:59Z

Modified

2026-05-22T03:31:42.893419628Z

Summary

Malicious code in env-security-scanner (npm)

Details

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Source: ghsa-malware (dac5f39ed612b7e8d1796ce2d805972734f22bb8bb706fd2a703834cba20f0ea)

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"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "modified_time": "2026-05-22T02:43:00Z",
            "id": "GHSA-437g-626p-h8fm",
            "sha256": "dac5f39ed612b7e8d1796ce2d805972734f22bb8bb706fd2a703834cba20f0ea",
            "import_time": "2026-05-22T03:24:54.625587539Z",
            "source": "ghsa-malware"
        }
    ]
}

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-437g-626p-h8fm

Affected packages

npm / env-security-scanner

Package

Name: env-security-scanner; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/env-security-scanner

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Database specific

cwes

[
    {
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    }
]

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/env-security-scanner/MAL-2026-4238.json"