MAL-2026-6485

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/starship-timeline/MAL-2026-6485.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-6485
Published
2026-06-25T22:13:52Z
Modified
2026-06-25T23:16:23.824554728Z
Summary
Malicious code in starship-timeline (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (8a4e552337fa70064e0a04644ee5a64378809a85b281eda24707bc9a6eba473f)

starship-timeline@1.0.1 ships no real functionality. Its package.json declares a preinstall hook ("preinstall": "node index.js") that runs automatically on npm install. index.js collects hostname, username, home directory, DNS servers, package metadata, and the contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, then POSTs the bundle over HTTPS to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator (*.oastify.com) subdomain (5tziqozihbss8jg955ez91bycpij69uy.oastify.com). The package has empty author and description fields, a single published version, and no other code paths — the exfiltration beacon is its only purpose, matching the standard dependency-confusion / OOB-beacon pattern. Whether deployed as research or as a live attack, installing the package leaks identifying host data and sensitive system files to an attacker-controlled out-of-band endpoint.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-06-25T23:00:33.037135162Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "8a4e552337fa70064e0a04644ee5a64378809a85b281eda24707bc9a6eba473f",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.1"
            ],
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-007539",
            "modified_time": "2026-06-25T22:13:52Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / starship-timeline

Package

Name
starship-timeline
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Purl
pkg:npm/starship-timeline

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.1

Database specific

indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "tlsh": "d7411199a2c917330dd210c06a0c70812359fa777159e99076cf42d6af869f8b7326f3",
            "sha256": "7177b614bdcc11258526f8156101940a0442fda8bb2414d3bc211179580a7d92",
            "path": "index.js"
        },
        {
            "tlsh": "f4d0a7345d62653365c506660c2ba48773718f2f14057c09a7cf582c91de67798ff31d",
            "sha256": "dcf24e4997f91a81385a4f9156765d9c4e83e7a847f0527b77c169689c04ab6d",
            "path": "package.json"
        }
    ]
}
cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    }
]
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/starship-timeline/MAL-2026-6485.json"