mal-2026-6338
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
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Source: amazon-inspector (35623f56ea43d8a9a7ac1caa84678ed40d6923fdf19d8d23f7d4aacdde1a8c4a)
index.js requires child_process and invokes execSync with bash and zsh shells (around lines 315 and 331). The available evidence does not establish what commands are run, whether the calls fire at install/import time or only when a caller invokes a specific exported function, or whether any installer data is exfiltrated to a network destination. The package name suggests a log-collection tool, which can legitimately shell out to system utilities, but the shell-execution surface combined with the absence of clear scoping warrants human review of the actual command strings and reachability before recommending the package to installers.
Source: ghsa-malware (da82bef02d4ac93d8e8ba83f8e45e2044f4137588d99a272f064fb5d1ca3bfe0)
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.
{
"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": "index.js",
"sha256": "67490d46bcfdd64cec9b8c94cdb7a674ba6bb95e38e0db951fbfecc58849bdbd",
"tlsh": "f382985e25fb213281e373e4554f10167679d443360ade49778c87982fae928a2f2fec"
}
],
"package_integrity": [
{
"filename": "log-taker-0.1.0.tgz",
"hashes": {
"sha1": "892ac6b456f5dd6c9c2c63e767841a4a194d9ed8",
"sha512_sri": "sha512-KQ5AjqIQxRxfHI2RLI0yLw9jTwPxt7RBG0NKdLTDhcg9jwfLr7rKSUyCN1NOOQjYlUbtb1BC60C92/ntwP+AFA=="
}
}
]
}
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "log-taker"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "SEMVER"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.1.0"
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"GHSA-x8v5-5q93-844w"
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"inspector-research@amazon.com"
],
"name": "Amazon Inspector",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "IN-MAL-2026-007361",
"import_time": "2026-06-23T20:48:31.205519585Z",
"modified_time": "2026-06-23T20:20:56Z",
"sha256": "35623f56ea43d8a9a7ac1caa84678ed40d6923fdf19d8d23f7d4aacdde1a8c4a",
"source": "amazon-inspector",
"versions": [
"0.1.0"
]
},
{
"id": "GHSA-x8v5-5q93-844w",
"import_time": "2026-07-27T09:43:03.864847283Z",
"modified_time": "2026-07-27T01:17:59Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "SEMVER"
}
],
"sha256": "da82bef02d4ac93d8e8ba83f8e45e2044f4137588d99a272f064fb5d1ca3bfe0",
"source": "ghsa-malware"
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (35623f56ea43d8a9a7ac1caa84678ed40d6923fdf19d8d23f7d4aacdde1a8c4a)\nindex.js requires child_process and invokes execSync with bash and zsh shells (around lines 315 and 331). The available evidence does not establish what commands are run, whether the calls fire at install/import time or only when a caller invokes a specific exported function, or whether any installer data is exfiltrated to a network destination. The package name suggests a log-collection tool, which can legitimately shell out to system utilities, but the shell-execution surface combined with the absence of clear scoping warrants human review of the actual command strings and reachability before recommending the package to installers.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (da82bef02d4ac93d8e8ba83f8e45e2044f4137588d99a272f064fb5d1ca3bfe0)\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-2026-6338",
"modified": "2026-07-27T09:45:41Z",
"published": "2026-06-23T20:20:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/log-taker/v/0.1.0"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8v5-5q93-844w"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in log-taker (npm)"
}
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
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Nomenclature
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.