MAL-2026-16237

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    MAL-2026-16237

    Published: 16 Sept 2026Last Modified: 16 Sept 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in strapi-plugin-persh-meeb (npm)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (67ce68eeb9a309b5fff512e24a1b8f4c12fb171c0752d6a04293a4e72c805088) [email protected] ships a postinstall.js (also declared as the package `main`) that runs automatically on `npm install`. The script spawns a Python one-liner that opens a TCP socket to the hardcoded bare IP 14.225.210.85 on port 443 (with:80 also referenced), duplicates the socket over stdio, and calls `pty.spawn("sh")`, giving the remote host an interactive shell on the installer's machine. Retries up to 5 times at 10-second intervals. Execution is gated by a hostname allowlist check (`os.hostname() === 'ubuntu-fc-uvm'`) and logs to `/tmp/postinstall-revshell.log`, consistent with a targeted red-team or victim-tuned implant. The destination is a bare IP unrelated to any Strapi or plugin-publisher infrastructure, and the package name resembles the Strapi plugin ecosystem.

    References: https://www.npmjs.com/package/strapi-plugin-persh-meeb/v/3.6.8

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: strapi-plugin-persh-meeb

    Purl: pkg:npm/strapi-plugin-persh-meeb

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.6.8