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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-10180
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-10180
Advisory PublishedCVSS 8.8/10
Malicious 'evil twin' Open VSX extension that impersonates a legitimate extension. Contains a lightweight beacon (Payload A) that transmits hostname, workspace folder name, and editor version to attacker-controlled infrastructure at mangorbit.com. Uses a User-Agent of 'vscode-ext-metrics/1.0' and includes DNS TXT failover mechanism. Published at version 0.0.1 to squat the namespace on Open VSX.
=== PAYLOAD: Lightweight Beacon (Type A) ===
Beacon hosts: pulse.mangorbit.com
Beacon paths: /t/<24-hex-tracking-id>, /api/v1/metrics, /api/v1/events
DNS failover: TXT lookup at _beacon.<domain>
User-Agent: vscode-ext-metrics/1.0
Behavior: Transmits hostname, workspace folder name, and editor version
Retry interval: 15 minutes to 8 hours
Persistence window: 7 days
VSIX SHA-256: 796d0536a0de16cd09f768b24d56763bdf8b36535c4ff946a754ff1f16857a65
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.8/10
High · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | jakeboone02.cypher-query-language | 0.0.2 (affected) | — |
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