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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-10362
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-10362
Advisory PublishedCVSS 8.8/10
This looks like a credential-and-environment theft implant disguised as a bug-bounty canary: the install hook runs `canary.js`, which gathers host identity, filesystem listings, npm/AWS credential presence, and IMDS reachability, then sends everything off-box. The attacker model is a supply-chain package that harvests cloud metadata and local secrets from the build/install environment, which is consistent with the hardcoded exfil destination `whstool.brkd.no` and the IMDS probe to `169.254.169.254`. The comments claiming "Authorized bug-bounty canary" do not match the behavior: `fs.readFileSync` on `~/.npmrc` and `/root/.aws/credentials`, `execSync('id')`, and `http.get()` to a custom C2 are all classic reconnaissance/exfil steps. The minimal metadata and install-time execution reinforce that this is a malicious burner package intended to run during installation and report sensitive environment data.
ENTRY
canary.js (install-hook: node canary.js install)
- Install Hook Executes Local JS File in package.json
- Postinstall Script in package.json
DESTINATION
- 3 exfil (custom-c2)
(values recorded in verified_iocs)
EXFIL
- Network Request in canary.js: "http.get("
- System Information Collection in canary.js: "os.hostname()"
- http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Shell Command Execution in canary.js: "require('child_process')"
PAYLOAD FILES
canary.js
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 | bb-twl-k7x2 | all (affected) | — |
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