mal-2026-13629
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
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Source: amazon-inspector (1475ce579e5b1ce9d7597187d091b29b70cbe1a563ed70946517673c29683763)
Package @coralxyz/anchor impersonates the legitimate Solana Anchor framework package @coral-xyz/anchor (hyphen removed). The npm postinstall hook, implemented in scripts/postinstall.js, hides all string literals behind a hex-escaped string-array decoder (_0x5a2f / _0xf). On Windows (win32), the decoded logic downloads a zip archive from the anonymous file host https://files.catbox.moe/9bppy2.zip, extracts it via PowerShell Expand-Archive to a temporary directory, walks the extracted tree, and spawns any.exe file it finds detached with windowsHide. index.js is a minimal stub; the package's advertised Anchor framework functionality is not present, and the postinstall dropper is the sole meaningful behavior. The delivery vector is name confusion with the widely used @coral-xyz/anchor package.
- CWE-506 - The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.
{
"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": "scripts/postinstall.js",
"sha256": "718ba416b1eee8338c932bbdc6b58822f6cceca43f8a24ddd057e524e524cad3",
"tlsh": "7f51fd8573e5e32b67ec0ad7fd105ea081f38a2571c6b403c39cf94d049e24fd6aa880"
},
{
"path": "package.json",
"sha256": "9a0c22436f8e8880b0f99c2bb972bb953e3bf442a43573ad4d6e32d4bc7e197b",
"tlsh": "c0012015d4749db31bd42bc4983f0952a551cd17c8487c1a37c3902c4b9e57b51fe75e"
}
],
"package_integrity": [
{
"filename": "anchor-0.30.2.tgz",
"hashes": {
"sha1": "3fe10db9ca072615cca48b561a11bca59fb526f1",
"sha512_sri": "sha512-dxVXJNSGH33AjGF97LbDZDAslVRw2bezWov69E5id7l3awbNm+fVMrBeyPLcvVN2tOpZFytl9MdClGiEd8b7lA=="
}
}
]
}
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "@coralxyz/anchor"
},
"versions": [
"0.30.2"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"inspector-research@amazon.com"
],
"name": "Amazon Inspector",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "IN-MAL-2026-017197",
"import_time": "2026-08-08T00:53:10.045779473Z",
"modified_time": "2026-08-08T00:52:09Z",
"sha256": "1475ce579e5b1ce9d7597187d091b29b70cbe1a563ed70946517673c29683763",
"source": "amazon-inspector",
"versions": [
"0.30.2"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (1475ce579e5b1ce9d7597187d091b29b70cbe1a563ed70946517673c29683763)\nPackage @coralxyz/anchor impersonates the legitimate Solana Anchor framework package @coral-xyz/anchor (hyphen removed). The npm postinstall hook, implemented in scripts/postinstall.js, hides all string literals behind a hex-escaped string-array decoder (_0x5a2f / _0xf). On Windows (win32), the decoded logic downloads a zip archive from the anonymous file host https://files.catbox.moe/9bppy2.zip, extracts it via PowerShell Expand-Archive to a temporary directory, walks the extracted tree, and spawns any.exe file it finds detached with windowsHide. index.js is a minimal stub; the package\u0027s advertised Anchor framework functionality is not present, and the postinstall dropper is the sole meaningful behavior. The delivery vector is name confusion with the widely used @coral-xyz/anchor package.\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-13629",
"modified": "2026-08-08T00:52:09Z",
"published": "2026-08-08T00:52:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@coralxyz/anchor/v/0.30.2"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in @coralxyz/anchor (npm)"
}
Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.