Malicious code in use-form-builder-plugin (npm)

Package is malware. Collects system info, exfiltrates data via HTTP/DNS, executes commands, and uses preinstall script for auto-execution. --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector bdced38cb2f5f34bb91f39b16697369424bf1cbde84ca18363e78454b31d6ddc The packag...

Malicious code in commerce-utils (npm)

Malicious package due to data exfiltration to a suspicious host, combined with arbitrary code execution during preinstall. --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 3bb3d6d3a8a8898abe7e371e54753d5902a5062151888ccff6c656f5edac6ba6 The package commerce-utils...

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MAL-2026-2496 Malicious code in chess-sec-ssrf1 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 25205345915fdf089bcbd90b35f9e852c02281bd7452805479d18c610063ac52 The package chess-sec-ssrf1 was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...

MAL-2026-2495 Malicious code in cloudera (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 11ddf3c5a1eb28ca1531748670bd932bda38d78b04ae81c983361465a2076f57 The package cloudera was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...

Malicious code in @needl-ai/common (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector e1b98ae2755d0fd7d61bc3dfd378dc1bad2eadf7ef0033ba66bbf1383a711e5c The package @needl-ai/common was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...

36 Malicious npm Packages Exploited Redis, PostgreSQL to Deploy Persistent Implants

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 36 malicious packages in the npm registry that are disguised as Strapi CMS plugins but come with different payloads to facilitate Redis and PostgreSQL exploitation, deploy reverse shells, harvest credentials, and drop a persistent implant. "Every package...

@ascua/electron (>=0.8.0, <=0.18.0), @eltmon/panctl (0.7.2-canary.3) +10 more potentially affected by CVE-2026-34764 via electron (>=40.0.0, <=40.7.0)

electron NPM version =40.0.0, =0.8.0, =4.0.0, =0.30.0, =0.8.0, =1.1.0-rc-1, =1.0.0, =1.142.0, =0.1.5, =1.2.1, =2.0.4, =3.24.1 Source cves: CVE-2026-34764 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-8X5Q-PVF5-64MP...

@afidos/nestjs-event-notifications (>=2.2.1, <=2.2.2), @mieweb/wikigdrive (>=2.15.0, <=2.17.1) +3 more potentially affected by CVE-2026-34217 via @nyariv/sandboxjs (>=0.5.3, <=0.8.25)

@nyariv/sandboxjs NPM version =0.5.3, =2.2.1, =2.15.0, =0.2.0, =11.0.0, =12.0.1 Source cves: CVE-2026-34217 Source advisory: SNYK:JS-NYARIVSANDBOXJS-15909756...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2625

A flaw was found in rust-rpm-sequoia. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted Red Hat Package Manager RPM file. During the RPM signature verification process, this crafted file can trigger an error in the OpenPGP signature parsing code, leading to an...

MAL-2026-2474 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-nordica-deep (npm)

strapi-plugin-nordica-deep is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

Malicious code in strapi-plugin-core (npm)

strapi-plugin-core is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network topology. I...

MAL-2026-2460 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-events (npm)

[email protected] is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

@agentholdings/agent-passport (>=0.1.0, <=0.1.5), @chrysb/alphaclaw (>=0.8.3-beta.1, <=0.9.0-beta.7) +13 more potentially affected by CVE-2026-41400 via openclaw (>=2026.3.22, <=2026.3.28)

openclaw NPM version =2026.3.22, =0.1.0, =0.8.3-beta.1, =0.1.0, =2026.3.25, =2026.3.24-3, =0.14.39, =0.1.1, =2.0.1, =0.0.7, =0.14.6, =0.1.0, =0.1.5 - tokaroo-openclaw-provider 0.1.1 Source cves: CVE-2026-41400 Source advisory: SNYK:JS-OPENCLAW-15894775...

@assemblerjs/electron (>=0.9.0, <=0.9.6), @easylayer/common (>=1.0.0, <=1.4.0) +11 more potentially affected by CVE-2026-34779 via electron (>=38.0.0, <=38.6.0)

electron NPM version =38.0.0, =0.9.0, =1.0.0, =1.0.0, =0.1.0, =0.1.0, =2.19.0, =0.23.0, =0.4.1, =0.0.0-staging-2323fc3, =0.0.117, =0.0.120 - mcp-interactive 0.2.1 Source cves: CVE-2026-34779 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-5RQW-R77C-JP79...

Weaponizing Trust Signals: Claude Code Lures and GitHub Release Payloads

A packaging error in Anthropic’s Claude Code npm release briefly exposed internal source code. This entry examines how threat actors rapidly weaponized the resulting attention, pivoting an existing AI-themed campaign to spread Vidar and GhostSocks...

GHSA-MHGQ-XPFQ-6R66 OpenClaw: Unauthenticated plugin-auth HTTP routes receive operator runtime scopes

Summary Unauthenticated plugin-auth HTTP routes receive operator runtime scopes Current Maintainer Triage - Status: narrow - Normalized severity: medium - Assessment: v2026.3.28 still gives auth:"plugin" routes operator WRITESCOPE, but impact should stay limited to plugin routes that actually tou...

Axios npm Supply Chain Incident Impacting @usebruno/cli

Impact This is a supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package, which introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Access Trojan RAT. Users of @usebruno/cli who ran npm install between 00:21 UTC and 03:30 UTC on March 31, 2026 may have been...

MAL-2026-2439 Malicious code in expeewas (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector bcb3aafc860058ba4e9a64c6fa7dba85b7df72d68971ef7c673245e4ac02820f The package expeewas was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...

Malicious code in expeewas (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector bcb3aafc860058ba4e9a64c6fa7dba85b7df72d68971ef7c673245e4ac02820f The package expeewas was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...