mal-2026-3195
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-04-29 14:00
Modified
2026-05-05 15:56
Summary
Malicious code in secrets-manager-wrapper (npm)
Details

Dependency confusion and typosquatting campaign by threat actor "saif777". Packages use inflated version numbers (9999.9999.9999, 9999.9999.10000, 50.50.50, 7.66.5) to win version resolution in environments with private registries. All active packages execute a postinstall hook ("node index.js") that collects a system fingerprint — public IP (via api.ipify.org), username, hostname, CPU model, RAM, working directory, OS platform — and exfiltrates it as a Discord embed to a shared webhook (base64-obfuscated in source). Payloads include sandbox/bot detection: machines with ≤1 CPU or <2 GB RAM are flagged as sandbox/CI; real machines trigger a green embed. Targets organisations with a private secrets-manager-wrapper package.


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Source: amazon-inspector (ec5d60dca99a10bcb9941d1d34e95d2134e55308aaf04f6aaa11d9135a398501)

The package secrets-manager-wrapper was found to contain malicious code.

Source: ghsa-malware (768199ced9521dff5d06dbf72616fe2fbec7e7fafa3ecb7783a4ad038e874f61)

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (96381835a1a11855d6f9cfaa8aba6f1ec9c16219795064e1831aa396f45410ae)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'secrets-manager-wrapper' @ 50.50.50 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
CWE
  • CWE-506 - The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cwes": [
          {
            "cweId": "CWE-506",
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "secrets-manager-wrapper"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "50.50.50"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-fmm2-56pg-g4g7"
  ],
  "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"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://safedep.io"
      ],
      "name": "SafeDep",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "import_time": "2026-04-30T04:42:50.476264224Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-04-29T22:30:43Z",
        "sha256": "96381835a1a11855d6f9cfaa8aba6f1ec9c16219795064e1831aa396f45410ae",
        "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
        "versions": [
          "50.50.50"
        ]
      },
      {
        "import_time": "2026-04-30T22:23:14.415119093Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-04-30T21:59:18Z",
        "sha256": "ec5d60dca99a10bcb9941d1d34e95d2134e55308aaf04f6aaa11d9135a398501",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "50.50.50"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "GHSA-fmm2-56pg-g4g7",
        "import_time": "2026-05-05T15:54:22.830743336Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-05T15:33:37Z",
        "ranges": [
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              }
            ],
            "type": "SEMVER"
          }
        ],
        "sha256": "768199ced9521dff5d06dbf72616fe2fbec7e7fafa3ecb7783a4ad038e874f61",
        "source": "ghsa-malware"
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "Dependency confusion and typosquatting campaign by threat actor \"saif777\". Packages use inflated version numbers (9999.9999.9999, 9999.9999.10000, 50.50.50, 7.66.5) to win version resolution in environments with private registries. All active packages execute a postinstall hook (\"node index.js\") that collects a system fingerprint \u2014 public IP (via api.ipify.org), username, hostname, CPU model, RAM, working directory, OS platform \u2014 and exfiltrates it as a Discord embed to a shared webhook (base64-obfuscated in source). Payloads include sandbox/bot detection: machines with \u22641 CPU or \u003c2 GB RAM are flagged as sandbox/CI; real machines trigger a green embed. Targets organisations with a private secrets-manager-wrapper package.\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (ec5d60dca99a10bcb9941d1d34e95d2134e55308aaf04f6aaa11d9135a398501)\nThe package secrets-manager-wrapper was found to contain malicious code.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (768199ced9521dff5d06dbf72616fe2fbec7e7fafa3ecb7783a4ad038e874f61)\nAny computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (96381835a1a11855d6f9cfaa8aba6f1ec9c16219795064e1831aa396f45410ae)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027secrets-manager-wrapper\u0027 @ 50.50.50 (npm) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-3195",
  "modified": "2026-05-05T15:56:15Z",
  "published": "2026-04-29T14:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fmm2-56pg-g4g7"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in secrets-manager-wrapper (npm)"
}


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