mal-2026-596
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-01-29 00:03
Modified
2026-02-02 05:56
Summary
Malicious code in turbotax (npm)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: amazon-inspector (482f0494fdcfb328794613ca7098174eb93b12a55cc53cb57b73930df8ad238a)
The package turbotax was found to contain malicious code.
Source: ossf-package-analysis (91cee2cbefbb5b64da01daccadab7ad7702807a90112c01d79fe250e054e876d)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'turbotax' @ 230.0.15 (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.
Credits
Amazon Inspector
actran@amazon.com
OpenSSF: Package Analysis
github.com/ossf/package-analysis
openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "turbotax"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "SEMVER"
}
],
"versions": [
"230.0.15",
"230.0.10"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"actran@amazon.com"
],
"name": "Amazon Inspector",
"type": "FINDER"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/ossf/package-analysis",
"https://openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis"
],
"name": "OpenSSF: Package Analysis",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"import_time": "2026-01-29T00:31:57.89245695Z",
"modified_time": "2026-01-29T00:07:08Z",
"sha256": "91cee2cbefbb5b64da01daccadab7ad7702807a90112c01d79fe250e054e876d",
"source": "ossf-package-analysis",
"versions": [
"230.0.15"
]
},
{
"import_time": "2026-01-29T00:31:57.811137466Z",
"modified_time": "2026-01-29T00:03:56Z",
"sha256": "cda2e8809a84b8cce85b46ed8eeb36be232d58787fe786246c22927b05752f75",
"source": "ossf-package-analysis",
"versions": [
"230.0.10"
]
},
{
"import_time": "2026-02-02T05:54:45.595481775Z",
"modified_time": "2026-02-02T05:19:43Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "SEMVER"
}
],
"sha256": "482f0494fdcfb328794613ca7098174eb93b12a55cc53cb57b73930df8ad238a",
"source": "amazon-inspector"
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (482f0494fdcfb328794613ca7098174eb93b12a55cc53cb57b73930df8ad238a)\nThe package turbotax was found to contain malicious code.\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (91cee2cbefbb5b64da01daccadab7ad7702807a90112c01d79fe250e054e876d)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027turbotax\u0027 @ 230.0.15 (npm) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n\n- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-596",
"modified": "2026-02-02T05:56:31Z",
"published": "2026-01-29T00:03:56Z",
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in turbotax (npm)"
}
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