MAL-2026-18404

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    MAL-2026-18404

    Published: 30 Oct 2026Last Modified: 30 Oct 2026Aliases: 
    GHSA-7338-2qv3-86fw

    Summary: Malicious code in claims-acct-unlock (npm)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (fe5161ec5e3bb6bc18d6975809d09281190c49b41a4f926dfa6a28cabf061e04) [email protected] ships no source code; package.json declares a single dependency 'node-acct-utilssss21' resolved from a bare HTTPS tarball URL on an unrelated GitHub user's repository (github.com/GamerD11/ping_test) at the mutable branch ref refs/heads/main, with no commit pin and no integrity hash. On npm install, npm fetches whatever bytes are currently served at that URL and installs them as a dependency, running any lifecycle scripts bundled inside. The repository owner can replace the tarball contents at any time without any change to this package. The dependency name does not correspond to a known library and resembles a typo of an internal/utility package, consistent with a dependency-confusion / lure shape where the manifest itself is the entire attack surface. Source: ghsa-malware (8babe157d3f6bb19849f2f205d0fba480425b9737ab89746796d63900bc90c8c) 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. Source: ossf-package-analysis (49e97601227bdd6c1f90001323f6ec7ec7242416e3577d752dd5045453688a14) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'claims-acct-unlock' @ 25.2.1 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity. - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: claims-acct-unlock

    Purl: pkg:npm/claims-acct-unlock

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    25.2.1