MAL-2026-2203

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    MAL-2026-2203

    Published: 26 Mar 2026Last Modified: 31 Mar 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in @emilgroup/discount-sdk-node (npm)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (98b66c2b21da822102c367293fd9acc95e864afb9bb8ddebcb3ac0d49ccf583e) The package @emilgroup/discount-sdk-node was found to contain malicious code. Source: google-open-source-security (241c16fb6a43caac88967c2615d54ef5ed36d03c39011c741aa9f90d5f51cd1e) This package was compromised by the CanisterWorm campaign by the TeamPCP threat actor. The malicious payload establishes persistence as user systemd service and places a backdoor on the infected host. The malware will also harvest npm credentials and can autonomously spread.

    References: https://socket.dev/blog/canisterworm-npm-publisher-compromise-deploys-backdoor-across-29-packages, https://research.jfrog.com/post/canister-worm/, https://www.endorlabs.com/learn/canisterworm

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: @emilgroup/discount-sdk-node

    Purl: pkg:npm/%40emilgroup/discount-sdk-node

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.5.1
    1.5.2