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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-6442
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-6442
Advisory PublishedCVSS 9.6/10
Malicious package detected. Behaviors: data exfiltration, code execution, network activity, install-time execution.
ENTRY
install.js (install-hook: node install.js)
- Hidden NPM Install in install.js
- Install Hook Executes Local JS File in package.json
DESTINATION
- custom-c2: https://brew.sh (primary, plaintext) in install.js
- custom-c2: https://claude.ai/download/mac (plaintext) in install.js
- custom-c2: https://claude.ai/download/windows (plaintext) in install.js
- custom-c2: https://claude.ai/install.sh (plaintext) in install.js
- custom-c2: brew.sh (plaintext) in install.js
- custom-c2: claude.ai (plaintext) in install.js
- urls: https://code.claude.com/docs (fetched-payload, plaintext)
- urls: https://code.claude.com/docs/quickstart (fetched-payload, plaintext)
(+1 more)
EXFIL
- System Information Collection in install.js: "os.platform()"
- Curl/Wget Pipe to Shell in install.js: "curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash"
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Download Execute Delete Pattern in install.js: "execSync(`hdiutil detach "${mountPoint}"`, { stdio: 'inherit' }); if (fs.existsS..."
- Shell Command Execution in install.js: "require('child_process')"
- Silent Process Execution in install.js: "stdio: 'ignore'"
- Brand New Package
- Rapid Version Publishing
SECONDARY PACKAGES (hidden install)
- scan-only [OSM: malicious (high)] in install.js
PAYLOAD FILES
install.js
INDICATORS (IOCs)
- payloadFileHash: 9053bc9405bba102e2c157bebaf0b4d9b98736145c65b22d2aa20e786caddb8d
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 | free-claude | all (affected) | — |
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