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
Aliases
  • GHSA-7c79-95c2-vgwm
Published
2026-06-25T22:13:52Z
Modified
2026-09-09T03:30:14Z
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.

Source: ghsa-malware (afc0d28ef1270eb9cb4a35bb75e9a2e5c9e4a8f36fcd25e4979a2d475aa6211b)

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":  [
        {
            "id":  "IN-MAL-2026-007539",
            "import_time":  "2026-06-25T23:00:33.037135162Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-06-25T22:13:52Z",
            "sha256":  "8a4e552337fa70064e0a04644ee5a64378809a85b281eda24707bc9a6eba473f",
            "source":  "amazon-inspector",
            "versions":  [
                "1.0.1"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "GHSA-7c79-95c2-vgwm",
            "import_time":  "2026-09-08T00:15:10.516180497Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-09-07T16:17:41Z",
            "ranges":  [
                {
                    "events":  [
                        {
                            "introduced":  "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type":  "SEMVER"
                }
            ],
            "sha256":  "afc0d28ef1270eb9cb4a35bb75e9a2e5c9e4a8f36fcd25e4979a2d475aa6211b",
            "source":  "ghsa-malware"
        },
        {
            "id":  "IN-MAL-2026-019799",
            "import_time":  "2026-09-09T03:21:54.927440627Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-09-09T02:47:33Z",
            "sha256":  "805d7a3d88b76fd4aa41eae11601b9610d419a3073f9e32ad544279e20587afa",
            "source":  "amazon-inspector",
            "versions":  [
                "1.0.2"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / starship-timeline

Package

Name
starship-timeline
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/starship-timeline

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.1
1.0.2

Database specific

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