MAL-2026-4197

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    MAL-2026-4197

    Published: 20 May 2026Last Modified: 20 May 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in pretty-logger-utils (npm)

    Details: pretty-logger-utils is a malicious npm package that depends on terminal-logger-utils and triggers the malicious behavior in that package when installed or imported. The terminal-logger-utils payload executes a postinstall hook that opens utils.cjs, an obfuscated malware dropper. The dropper downloads and runs a platform-specific second-stage binary from Hugging Face. The second-stage payload provides keylogger, infostealer, and RAT behavior, steals sensitive local data including Telegram Desktop sessions, browser login databases, crypto wallets, SSH keys, cloud configurations, environment variables, and keyword-matched files, and connects to a remote server for full machine control.

    References: https://www.ox.security/blog/north-korean-npm-infostealer-rat/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pretty-logger-utils

    Purl: pkg:npm/pretty-logger-utils

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    MAL-2026-4197 | CVE-DB