MAL-2026-5189
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-06-04 22:27
Modified
2026-06-04 22:28
Summary
Malicious code in arjson (npm)
Details

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

Source: google-open-source-security (146faaf0d97c6a533a969bc3f3f117811f9317dc865ed4ab37f1679842ddeaae)

This package was compromised as part of the IronWorm campaign. This campaign executes a malicious binary payload during installation via a preinstall hook. The payload is a Rust-built infostealer that targets developer environments, scanning for and harvesting credentials related to cloud providers, object storage, databases, source-control, package registries, and AI developer tools. It also targets cryptocurrency wallets, specifically injecting a malicious JavaScript hook into the Exodus desktop wallet to capture passwords and recovery phrases. Furthermore, the malware exhibits worm-like behavior by stealing GitHub and NPM credentials to push malicious updates to the victim's repositories and publish trojanized packages, and it uses an eBPF-based kernel rootkit to hide its processes and network connections on Linux systems.


{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "arjson"
      },
      "versions": [
        "0.1.4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "import_time": "2026-06-04T22:42:01.227855Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-06-04T22:28:51.769005667Z",
        "sha256": "146faaf0d97c6a533a969bc3f3f117811f9317dc865ed4ab37f1679842ddeaae",
        "source": "google-open-source-security",
        "versions": [
          "0.1.4"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: google-open-source-security (146faaf0d97c6a533a969bc3f3f117811f9317dc865ed4ab37f1679842ddeaae)\nThis package was compromised as part of the IronWorm campaign. This campaign executes a malicious binary payload during installation via a preinstall hook. The payload is a Rust-built infostealer that targets developer environments, scanning for and harvesting credentials related to cloud providers, object storage, databases, source-control, package registries, and AI developer tools. It also targets cryptocurrency wallets, specifically injecting a malicious JavaScript hook into the Exodus desktop wallet to capture passwords and recovery phrases. Furthermore, the malware exhibits worm-like behavior by stealing GitHub and NPM credentials to push malicious updates to the victim\u0027s repositories and publish trojanized packages, and it uses an eBPF-based kernel rootkit to hide its processes and network connections on Linux systems.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-5189",
  "modified": "2026-06-04T22:28:51Z",
  "published": "2026-06-04T22:27:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://www.ox.security/blog/ironworm-supply-chain-malware-hits-npm/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "https://research.jfrog.com/post/iron-worm-shai-hulud-rustier-cousin/"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in arjson (npm)"
}


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