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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-11088
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-11088
Advisory PublishedCVSS 8.8/10
The package's preinstall lifecycle script fires automatically on npm install and collects the installer's OS username, hostname, current working directory, and the enclosing project's package.json name/author/version (obtained by walking up parents of __dirname). The JSON payload is hex-encoded, split into 60-character chunks, and leaked as DNS labels via dns.lookup queries under the hardcoded subdomain da5u87oh92rc72pp1dngqfc6hp8gwshm6.o.jgl.red, with a fallback DNS query on error. The chunked hex-over-DNS transport is a covert-channel technique that evades many egress filters. Package metadata is minimal (placeholder main, empty author) and inconsistent with any legitimate logging library, matching a dependency-confusion reconnaissance beacon pattern.
ENTRY
preinstall.js (install-hook: node preinstall.js)
- Install Hook Executes Local JS File in package.json
EXFIL
- System Information Collection in preinstall.js: "os.userInfo()"
- DNS Lookup in preinstall.js: "dns.lookup("
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Brand New Package
- Very New NPM Publisher Account
PAYLOAD FILES
preinstall.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 | manticore-log | all (affected) | — |
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