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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-9509
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-9509
Advisory PublishedCVSS 5.4/10
The package wraps shell command execution with cross-platform support (cmd.exe on Windows, bash on Unix) and uses windowsHide:true to suppress process output windows, which is a stealth pattern but also common in legitimate CLI helper libraries. The os.platform() call is used to branch execution logic rather than for exfiltration — no network calls, no webhook IOCs, no credential reads, and no exfil path were identified. The minimal metadata (no description, no repo, no author) and the 'test-dev-exec' name suggest an unpublished internal tool or experiment rather than a deliberate typosquat. Without evidence of data collection being transmitted anywhere, this reads as a low-confidence suspicious case driven primarily by metadata gaps and a stealth-adjacent exec wrapper.
ENTRY
src/index.js (main: ./src/index.js)
EXFIL
- System Information Collection in src/command.js: "os.platform()"
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Silent Process Execution in src/command.js: "windowsHide: true"
- Shell Command Variable Setup in src/command.js: "win32"; const cmd = isWin ? `cmd /c ${command}` : command; const child = exec(cm..."
PAYLOAD FILES
src/command.js
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.4/10
Medium · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | test-dev-exec | all (affected) | — |
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