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.


{
  "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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