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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-6031
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-6031
Advisory PublishedCVSS 9.6/10
Malicious package detected. Behaviors: code execution, obfuscated code.
OBFUSCATION
- Obfuscation: augmented proxied array function replacements in lib/chai/utils/addAssertion.js
- Deobfuscation Failed in lib/chai/utils/addAssertion.js
- Obfuscation patterns: hexVariables in lib/chai/utils/addAssertion.js
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Stealth Background Process Spawning in index.js: "spawn("node", [addAssertion, JSON.stringify(args)], { detached: true, stdio: "ig..."
- 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", [addAssertion, JSON.stringify(args)], { detached: true"
PAYLOAD FILES
index.js (+ chai.js, lib/chai/core/assertions.js)
INDICATORS (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: 636beba9ab6fda122746cf069c0a90e73953c94c883f46c49b35f99123ade1ac
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-plugin-helper | all (affected) | — |
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