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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-5858
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-5858
Advisory PublishedCVSS 9.6/10
Malicious package detected. Behaviors: code execution, obfuscated code.
Payload: index.js
Secondary files: chai.js, lib/chai/core/assertions.js
Key findings:
- Stealth Background Process Spawning in index.js: "spawn("node", [assertion, JSON.stringify(args)], {
detached: true,
std..."
- Dynamic Code Execution in chai.js: "exec(obj)"
- Shell Command Execution in index.js: "require("child_process")"
- Silent Process Execution in index.js: "stdio: "ignore""
- Detached Child Process Payload in index.js: "spawn("node", [assertion, JSON.stringify(args)], {
detached: true"
IOCs:
- urls: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/es/, http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/fr/, http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/it/, http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/hu/, http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/pl/ (+22 more)
- domains: contributor-covenant.org, keithcirkel.co.uk, irc.freenode.net, chaijs.com, ChaiJS.com (+9 more)
- emails: chaijs@keithcirkel.co.uk, domenic@domenicdenicola.com, hi@vesln.com
- payloadFileHash: a1dd05076258a140f526125300412b0693462f4f0adcb50d7754af5676ff85ae
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 | chai-utils-test | all (affected) | — |
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