MAL-2026-4379
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-05-20 02:08
Modified
2026-05-26 05:55
Summary
Malicious code in @deadcode09284814/axios-util (npm)
Details

-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-

Source: amazon-inspector (76075552edfad08b87789f2594dc666cdf4bf992e590c78cbfb0090446fca42a)

On npm install, postinstall.js reads installer-owned secrets — SSH private keys (id_rsa, id_ed25519, id_dsa, config, authorized_keys, known_hosts), ~/.aws/credentials and config, ~/.npmrc (with npm_ token regex), ~/.gitconfig, ~/.git-credentials, GCP application_default_credentials.json, Azure accessTokens.json,.env files in cwd and home, shell history — plus the full process.env, hostname, username, cwd, and network interfaces. The collected blob is POSTed as JSON to a hardcoded bare IP C2 at http://80.200.28.28:2222/collect over plain HTTP. The package advertises itself as an 'axios util' but contains no axios-related functionality; the postinstall is its sole purpose. The script fires automatically on npm install without user consent.

CWE
  • CWE-506 - The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.
  • CWE-506 - The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.
Credits
Amazon Inspector actran@amazon.com

{
  "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"
          }
        ],
        "indicators": {
          "evidence_files": [
            {
              "path": "postinstall.js",
              "sha256": "b7e416368a28ab9a338db69859555c30070ee75e09a2abdeb633a01297c40c75",
              "tlsh": "3b71cad15be716311a9364ede78320013622f2533441e4983fdd6fc99f572758aa3ab8"
            }
          ],
          "package_integrity": [
            {
              "filename": "axios-util-1.0.1.tgz",
              "hashes": {
                "sha1": "f2e5954210f9caee056f23dea3dd4e2251e4c4c9",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-LAtQkvxF+WNTGlvyHfgqdRvWyOKs3KgYrcEGEOmeHLTYxKDVDapWo6gmIwzLexICuCwuXz7l9ExxONGuqpSz7g=="
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@deadcode09284814/axios-util"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.0.1",
        "1.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "actran@amazon.com"
      ],
      "name": "Amazon Inspector",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-003394",
        "import_time": "2026-05-26T05:50:33.509903451Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-20T02:08:24Z",
        "sha256": "661ad09ef9ba3d76753a496cbd9b5ab9a3bccf0dbbb06c07e55bb0c7d37b6aaf",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-003397",
        "import_time": "2026-05-26T05:50:33.994365851Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-20T02:09:43Z",
        "sha256": "76075552edfad08b87789f2594dc666cdf4bf992e590c78cbfb0090446fca42a",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (76075552edfad08b87789f2594dc666cdf4bf992e590c78cbfb0090446fca42a)\nOn `npm install`, postinstall.js reads installer-owned secrets \u2014 SSH private keys (id_rsa, id_ed25519, id_dsa, config, authorized_keys, known_hosts), ~/.aws/credentials and config, ~/.npmrc (with npm_ token regex), ~/.gitconfig, ~/.git-credentials, GCP application_default_credentials.json, Azure accessTokens.json,.env files in cwd and home, shell history \u2014 plus the full process.env, hostname, username, cwd, and network interfaces. The collected blob is POSTed as JSON to a hardcoded bare IP C2 at http://80.200.28.28:2222/collect over plain HTTP. The package advertises itself as an \u0027axios util\u0027 but contains no axios-related functionality; the postinstall is its sole purpose. The script fires automatically on `npm install` without user consent.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-4379",
  "modified": "2026-05-26T05:55:01Z",
  "published": "2026-05-20T02:08:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@deadcode09284814/axios-util/v/1.0.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@deadcode09284814/axios-util/v/1.0.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in @deadcode09284814/axios-util (npm)"
}


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