MAL-2026-14231

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    MAL-2026-14231

    Published: 19 Aug 2026Last Modified: 19 Aug 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in chromecast-webdriver-cli (npm)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (0c858cd5357d77c39366f7bd1cc1985a5d7012d33da45d6dc9667544b54198d6) [email protected] runs a postinstall lifecycle script that collects host metadata (os.hostname(), platform, arch, node version, package name, npm lifecycle event) and POSTs it as JSON to the hardcoded host h77svwt7.instances.poc.jchunt.top at /chromecast-webdriver-cli on every `npm install`. The destination is an anonymous subdomain unrelated to the upstream project the package name references (shaka-project/generic-webdriver-server). No opt-in, no first-party publisher relationship, and no functional package code — the beacon fires automatically and transmits installer-identifying data to a third-party endpoint. The package name reproduces a legitimate-sounding upstream tool, which is the fingerprint of a dependency-confusion / typosquat beacon.

    References: https://www.npmjs.com/package/chromecast-webdriver-cli/v/1.0.0

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: chromecast-webdriver-cli

    Purl: pkg:npm/chromecast-webdriver-cli

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    MAL-2026-14231 | CVE-DB