MAL-2026-2206

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    MAL-2026-2206

    Published: 26 Mar 2026Last Modified: 31 Mar 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in @emilgroup/process-manager-sdk (npm)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (9c387184509fe5ed2657f553bc35f51353adfe2f37b6b1a4817cec868cb653cf) The package @emilgroup/process-manager-sdk was found to contain malicious code. Source: google-open-source-security (f7d8cc71086d5d76b9ee18fe5315581265d3c9a4411dd8c84a05ce125af0b57c) 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/process-manager-sdk

    Purl: pkg:npm/%40emilgroup/process-manager-sdk

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.4.1
    1.4.2