mal-2026-1216
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-03-03 08:21
Modified
2026-03-08 01:39
Summary
Malicious code in pdfjs-dist-v5 (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (e5827ccd19d073818da31059d76a725b171d1fc793a4f2591ed0118a35b46c35)

The package pdfjs-dist-v5 was found to contain malicious code.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (ea3eea654406297d9c58cb235af1e0ff5095edde635d85444f41f9189cd2e88f)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'pdfjs-dist-v5' @ 100.25.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Credits
Amazon Inspector actran@amazon.com
OpenSSF: Package Analysis github.com/ossf/package-analysis openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "pdfjs-dist-v5"
      },
      "versions": [
        "100.25.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "actran@amazon.com"
      ],
      "name": "Amazon Inspector",
      "type": "FINDER"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/ossf/package-analysis",
        "https://openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis"
      ],
      "name": "OpenSSF: Package Analysis",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "import_time": "2026-03-03T08:47:59.459284827Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-03T08:21:23Z",
        "sha256": "ea3eea654406297d9c58cb235af1e0ff5095edde635d85444f41f9189cd2e88f",
        "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
        "versions": [
          "100.25.0"
        ]
      },
      {
        "import_time": "2026-03-08T01:37:57.658186211Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-08T01:35:03Z",
        "sha256": "e5827ccd19d073818da31059d76a725b171d1fc793a4f2591ed0118a35b46c35",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "100.25.0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (e5827ccd19d073818da31059d76a725b171d1fc793a4f2591ed0118a35b46c35)\nThe package pdfjs-dist-v5 was found to contain malicious code.\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (ea3eea654406297d9c58cb235af1e0ff5095edde635d85444f41f9189cd2e88f)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027pdfjs-dist-v5\u0027 @ 100.25.0 (npm) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n\n- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-1216",
  "modified": "2026-03-08T01:39:46Z",
  "published": "2026-03-03T08:21:23Z",
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in pdfjs-dist-v5 (npm)"
}


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