MAL-2026-13396
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
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Source: amazon-inspector (06d347d6252c2a1bb21b4318c0a319be36d60a95b4146d91108cee13d52c5759)
The published tarball for @activepieces/piece-google-forms 0.5.7 contains src/index.js which imports child_process, invokes ping-style OS command execution (line 38), and issues hardcoded HTTP POST requests (lines 25, 38). This co-occurrence — child_process command execution combined with network POST to a hardcoded destination inside a piece module that is loaded when the Activepieces host requires it — matches the shape of an installer-side command-execution and data-exfiltration payload rather than the ordinary Google Forms API integration the package advertises. A legitimate Google Forms piece would call the Google Forms REST API via the piece framework's HTTP helpers; it would not shell out or ping remote hosts. The package's name and scope also resemble the legitimate @activepieces/* piece ecosystem, which increases the likelihood that the release is a lookalike or a compromised publish rather than a benign integration.
{
"affected": [
{
"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": "src/index.js",
"sha256": "e61a9248781be7d08a75875c673bda173807f1bccd6a24d1c346c3e8d7f4c8a3",
"tlsh": "18944c85b7e2b4b243e761f0e03b4506f3799854845c4478f768cdeb28e588a92bbf35"
}
],
"package_integrity": [
{
"filename": "piece-google-forms-0.5.7.tgz",
"hashes": {
"sha1": "1fb8dadff825277164a32af7cbe44ae60c2f30fe",
"sha512_sri": "sha512-I9MrcQ0oyNZpF6k792pLQ6qIRjLHOvQyl0/pvgqhNy2yQcyaITVP2hjrPRgrAVeHM1QdOfrJ615jahjAkbhpYw=="
}
}
]
}
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "@activepieces/piece-google-forms"
},
"versions": [
"0.5.7",
"0.5.6",
"0.5.5"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"inspector-research@amazon.com"
],
"name": "Amazon Inspector",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "IN-MAL-2026-016274",
"import_time": "2026-08-06T13:09:09.278052481Z",
"modified_time": "2026-08-06T12:57:07Z",
"sha256": "06d347d6252c2a1bb21b4318c0a319be36d60a95b4146d91108cee13d52c5759",
"source": "amazon-inspector",
"versions": [
"0.5.7"
]
},
{
"id": "IN-MAL-2026-016381",
"import_time": "2026-08-06T14:19:46.1952632Z",
"modified_time": "2026-08-06T13:17:38Z",
"sha256": "c7434d6602ed97900763a5588c6ce5588cc4943751f1b52db1f854084f1b321f",
"source": "amazon-inspector",
"versions": [
"0.5.6"
]
},
{
"id": "IN-MAL-2026-016385",
"import_time": "2026-08-06T14:19:46.417646629Z",
"modified_time": "2026-08-06T13:18:21Z",
"sha256": "b4658e5ce47d286606492b92743e913f4cf585ade6a95bd9ae26a46ddcb1672f",
"source": "amazon-inspector",
"versions": [
"0.5.5"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (06d347d6252c2a1bb21b4318c0a319be36d60a95b4146d91108cee13d52c5759)\nThe published tarball for @activepieces/piece-google-forms 0.5.7 contains src/index.js which imports child_process, invokes ping-style OS command execution (line 38), and issues hardcoded HTTP POST requests (lines 25, 38). This co-occurrence \u2014 child_process command execution combined with network POST to a hardcoded destination inside a piece module that is loaded when the Activepieces host requires it \u2014 matches the shape of an installer-side command-execution and data-exfiltration payload rather than the ordinary Google Forms API integration the package advertises. A legitimate Google Forms piece would call the Google Forms REST API via the piece framework\u0027s HTTP helpers; it would not shell out or ping remote hosts. The package\u0027s name and scope also resemble the legitimate @activepieces/* piece ecosystem, which increases the likelihood that the release is a lookalike or a compromised publish rather than a benign integration.\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-13396",
"modified": "2026-08-06T14:21:50.602081315Z",
"published": "2026-08-06T12:57:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@activepieces/piece-google-forms/v/0.5.7"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@activepieces/piece-google-forms/v/0.5.6"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@activepieces/piece-google-forms/v/0.5.5"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in @activepieces/piece-google-forms (npm)"
}
Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.