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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-10386
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-10386
Advisory PublishedCVSS 9.6/10
This looks like a dependency-confusion or burner-package exfiltration implant: the install hook runs `postinstall.js`, which immediately posts JSON containing `process.env.npm_package_name`, `os.hostname()`, `process.platform`, `process.arch`, `process.version`, and `process.env.npm_lifecycle_event` to a hardcoded custom C2 domain. The attacker model is straightforward—collect host fingerprinting on install and ship it off to an attacker-controlled endpoint without user interaction, which is not legitimate package behaviour. The empty metadata, no repository, and minimal author footprint reinforce that this is a throwaway package built to run on victim machines. There is no plausible benign explanation for the combination of `postinstall` execution plus environment/system-info exfiltration to a plaintext-controlled endpoint.
ENTRY
postinstall.js (install-hook: node postinstall.js)
- Install Hook Executes Local JS File in package.json
DESTINATION
- 1 exfil (custom-c2)
(values recorded in verified_iocs)
EXFIL
- Environment Variable Exfiltration in postinstall.js: "process.env.npm_package_name, hostname: os.hostname(), platform: process.platfor..."
- System Information Exfiltration in postinstall.js: "os.hostname(), platform: process.platform, arch: process.arch, node: process.ver..."
- HTTP Data Exfiltration in postinstall.js: "os.hostname(), platform: process.platform, arch: process.arch, node: process.ver..."
- Network Request in postinstall.js: "https.request("
- System Information Collection in postinstall.js: "os.hostname()"
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Platform Detection with Data Collection in postinstall.js: "JSON.stringify({ timestamp: new Date().toISOString(), pkg: process.env.npm_packa..."
PAYLOAD FILES
postinstall.js
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
9.6/10
Critical · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | wct-st | all (affected) | — |
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