mal-2026-3315
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-05-01 15:01
Modified
2026-05-04 03:15
Summary
Malicious code in update-db (npm)
Details

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Source: ossf-package-analysis (188c4543894354956bdb0ef341ed98247a992c1ab7a8873fa6ac1c7533e9b1c0)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'update-db' @ 99.1.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Credits
OpenSSF: Package Analysis github.com/ossf/package-analysis openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "update-db"
      },
      "versions": [
        "99.1.0",
        "99.1.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "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": "2026-05-04T03:13:20.591283334Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-01T15:01:41Z",
        "sha256": "188c4543894354956bdb0ef341ed98247a992c1ab7a8873fa6ac1c7533e9b1c0",
        "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
        "versions": [
          "99.1.0"
        ]
      },
      {
        "import_time": "2026-05-04T03:13:20.724402422Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-01T15:25:41Z",
        "sha256": "6e88fcc9e357cdf912ec18cb28b728eb10d4f9369e5e4f16e321e8ce62fd86f2",
        "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
        "versions": [
          "99.1.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (188c4543894354956bdb0ef341ed98247a992c1ab7a8873fa6ac1c7533e9b1c0)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027update-db\u0027 @ 99.1.0 (npm) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-3315",
  "modified": "2026-05-04T03:15:20Z",
  "published": "2026-05-01T15:01:41Z",
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in update-db (npm)"
}


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