{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cwes": [
          {
            "cweId": "CWE-506",
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
          },
          {
            "cweId": "CWE-506",
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
          }
        ],
        "indicators": {
          "evidence_files": [
            {
              "path": "scripts/inject.js",
              "sha256": "b1970350a7bc69bef9cf4061fd46571d344e2c11dde87f0e69ea28e983340eae",
              "tlsh": "c7513254c67a4231eef277fd622a0416ba5bd831365151e0b2dc817d3f9247148e2efe"
            },
            {
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              "sha256": "77c836910cd27290eec52b87d0f66bf034c3de6e05fdb8a67464df2ddb1b7d2d",
              "tlsh": "0ff0e5319910ad7711fae6e76cb54247b0610f1b11e8dd0e32fb40a8475275708aefec"
            },
            {
              "path": "index.js",
              "sha256": "c27277229ee1fce5cc2a578a6045062b12e2bbf672663280c9b0f3acc4fe94d3",
              "tlsh": "7c51125212fe6062a9f627a2fb172413fc6fc32723a2926479bca3501fb00649436ddd"
            }
          ],
          "package_integrity": [
            {
              "filename": "express-self-destruct2-1.0.0.tgz",
              "hashes": {
                "sha1": "c5764891269cd0b4768e8e8680e90057db50dcc1",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-ouCbO3WEZQPt9YCEhVPj089NmOmXzo/VT+EtK3XqRv4tLas1IUOirou8T1GmQX2F4mB/TBx7btiwRl523qkiJA=="
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "express-self-destruct2"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-rjp6-jx87-x8x8"
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "inspector-research@amazon.com"
      ],
      "name": "Amazon Inspector",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-005389",
        "import_time": "2026-06-11T03:48:45.159594098Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-06-11T02:50:52Z",
        "sha256": "c21246439a04267591c998594f92ac1267c86698f5dcc3463ad2cd932abb04dc",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.0"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "GHSA-rjp6-jx87-x8x8",
        "import_time": "2026-07-27T09:43:03.84303816Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-07-27T00:55:56Z",
        "ranges": [
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              }
            ],
            "type": "SEMVER"
          }
        ],
        "sha256": "5aaefa71ba1513e6d587ba499a230a3721d03001f1ff4621b6181134ecc4a08f",
        "source": "ghsa-malware"
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (c21246439a04267591c998594f92ac1267c86698f5dcc3463ad2cd932abb04dc)\nOn install, the package\u0027s postinstall hook (scripts/inject.js) locates the installer\u0027s project root and main entry (from package.json or fallbacks app.js/server.js), detects the Express `app` variable, and silently appends a hidden `/robots.txt` route handler to the installer\u0027s own source file. When the route is hit with `?verify=destroy`, the injected handler runs `npx pm2 delete all`, `taskkill /IM node.exe /F` (Windows) or `pkill -f \"node.*\u003ccwd\u003e\"` (Unix), and recursively `fs.rm`s the project\u0027s `src/` directory. The library\u0027s main module (index.js) additionally exports `armSelfDestruct(app, options)` which registers the same destructive route programmatically: on `?verify=destroy` it executes `pkill -f \"node.*${process.cwd()}\"` and `fs.rm(process.cwd() or process.cwd()/\u003cdeleteFolder\u003e, { recursive: true, force: true })` \u2014 `deleteFolder=\u0027\u0027` wipes the entire working directory. package.json also declares a dependency on the sibling package `express-self-destruct1` despite the README advertising `zero dependencies`, pulling additional related code into the installer\u0027s tree. The combination \u2014 install-time source tampering plus a shipped, attacker-triggerable process-kill + rm-rf primitive \u2014 is destructive supply-chain malware regardless of advertised purpose.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (5aaefa71ba1513e6d587ba499a230a3721d03001f1ff4621b6181134ecc4a08f)\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",
  "id": "MAL-2026-5554",
  "modified": "2026-07-27T09:45:40Z",
  "published": "2026-06-11T02:50:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-self-destruct2/v/1.0.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rjp6-jx87-x8x8"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in express-self-destruct2 (npm)"
}