MAL-2026-4629
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-05-22 17:25
Modified
2026-05-26 05:55
Summary
Malicious code in openmct-couch-plugin (npm)
Details

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

Source: amazon-inspector (ce8eff366d17efa64bf8605941d009d01cf7a24aaf011af30faec449fc4a2e28)

On npm install, the package's preinstall script runs node index.js and then curls the output of hostname && whoami to http://8irluql1d21jmq8tr5n5fyoxjopfdd12.oastify.com/nasa/couchrestore/ over plain HTTP. The bundled index.js additionally reads /etc/passwd, captures whoami/id, os.hostname(), os.platform(), os.userInfo().username, the current working directory, and the first 30 entries of process.env, then HTTPS-POSTs the JSON payload to a second hardcoded Burp Collaborator host (3nrgzlqwix6erldow0s0kttsojuai36s.oastify.com). Both endpoints are oastify.com out-of-band-application-security-testing infrastructure used for blind data exfiltration. The package name impersonates NASA's openmct ecosystem (the exfil path /nasa/couchrestore/ reinforces the lure), the package description falsely claims to be an AWS CDK SageMaker workflow, and the README contains the string 'Takeover By l0bo'. Installer harm is unconditional and fires before any user code runs.

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.
  • 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"
          },
          {
            "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": "790c447c7022ed1e593905586aaa25f8e364fbde839816bc246e13ff22db22f0",
              "tlsh": "e0411d9424f9953476f36d81b18359237b63f7023806f5a0badc03895bc9be45172ab9"
            },
            {
              "path": "package.json",
              "sha256": "9bb658fbdb3ea6e9cfe5b3a917364e6005db35bd202c310c49e9b60f19b07539",
              "tlsh": "21e0d12849b493b311d406e4e8fd459665615d174176bc6823c3d01c87cdea348be688"
            }
          ],
          "package_integrity": [
            {
              "filename": "openmct-couch-plugin-1.0.0.tgz",
              "hashes": {
                "sha1": "9b39fbf63fbaddf416d3879e3e6eb999458adf11",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-F2cZDhJTBK+g7lpQOeYbY++42KZpgSOlqGa2R7khEOwHOyW/5ATW1kiJv8O3Wm5qI6K6+VxvbjVfmZlioJGQqg=="
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "openmct-couch-plugin"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.0.0",
        "1.0.2",
        "1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "actran@amazon.com"
      ],
      "name": "Amazon Inspector",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-004232",
        "import_time": "2026-05-26T05:52:12.204194858Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-22T17:25:36Z",
        "sha256": "3c1380885956f163ad3cb8a1d2cf1221fa8bcb39aa2bdf7dcc3df83ab5ce8056",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.0"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-004235",
        "import_time": "2026-05-26T05:52:12.516853886Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-22T17:37:49Z",
        "sha256": "4f246b80cd72ab384a5270f974631d20ebddac7ccac137434102dfdbfd0ea9db",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.2"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-004234",
        "import_time": "2026-05-26T05:52:12.419917902Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-22T17:36:36Z",
        "sha256": "ce8eff366d17efa64bf8605941d009d01cf7a24aaf011af30faec449fc4a2e28",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (ce8eff366d17efa64bf8605941d009d01cf7a24aaf011af30faec449fc4a2e28)\nOn `npm install`, the package\u0027s `preinstall` script runs `node index.js` and then `curl`s the output of `hostname \u0026\u0026 whoami` to `http://8irluql1d21jmq8tr5n5fyoxjopfdd12.oastify.com/nasa/couchrestore/` over plain HTTP. The bundled `index.js` additionally reads `/etc/passwd`, captures `whoami`/`id`, `os.hostname()`, `os.platform()`, `os.userInfo().username`, the current working directory, and the first 30 entries of `process.env`, then HTTPS-POSTs the JSON payload to a second hardcoded Burp Collaborator host (`3nrgzlqwix6erldow0s0kttsojuai36s.oastify.com`). Both endpoints are oastify.com out-of-band-application-security-testing infrastructure used for blind data exfiltration. The package name impersonates NASA\u0027s openmct ecosystem (the exfil path `/nasa/couchrestore/` reinforces the lure), the package description falsely claims to be an AWS CDK SageMaker workflow, and the README contains the string \u0027Takeover By l0bo\u0027. Installer harm is unconditional and fires before any user code runs.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-4629",
  "modified": "2026-05-26T05:55:03Z",
  "published": "2026-05-22T17:25:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/openmct-couch-plugin/v/1.0.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/openmct-couch-plugin/v/1.0.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/openmct-couch-plugin/v/1.0.1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in openmct-couch-plugin (npm)"
}


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