MAL-2026-12660

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    MAL-2026-12660

    Published: 5 Aug 2026Last Modified: 5 Aug 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in constructor-blocks-common (npm)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (96701ff9ef8e8d7ed9b946a9cb3cc7efa18a6159a1729610892fb95dc6175c31) On require() of constructor-blocks-common, index.js loads _helpers.js which invokes a bootstrap routine at module load. The routine reconstructs destination hostnames via Array.join string-splitting (e.g. 'oob-worker.cf102-baf.workers.dev', 'oob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.dev', 'oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev') plus a DNS-TXT fallback channel under *.dl.wel1.ru (linux_x64 host assembled from ['sd','k.d','l.wel1.','ru']), downloads a platform-specific binary via https.get, writes it to /tmp or %TEMP% under a disguised filename (.cache_<hex> or dotnet_diag_<hex>.exe), chmods 0755, and detaches it via spawn('/bin/sh', ['-c', filePath+' &']) or spawn('cmd',...). The fetched bytes are opaque, unpinned, and unrelated to the package's stated purpose of 'cross-module shared code'. A second copy of the dropper is bundled at lib/telemetry.js under an 'Analytics SDK' cover story (base64 chunk assembly, cp.spawn('/bin/sh',...), fs['chmod'+'Sync'] concatenated to evade static analysis). Cover-story comments ('Detached process to avoid blocking npm install', 'Clean up temporary files') accompany the exec paths. Installing or requiring this package results in remote code execution on the installer host.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: constructor-blocks-common

    Purl: pkg:npm/constructor-blocks-common

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    35.5.6
    MAL-2026-12660 | CVE-DB