mal-2026-6188
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-06-19 03:59
Modified
2026-06-19 03:59
Summary
Malicious code in eslint-helper-1 (npm)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: amazon-inspector (cfadd6e70cf70ee03d7aae8bfcaa916d29073c5e09ca614bfcb4538c3efc1832)
Package masquerades as an ESLint helper but contains code in index.js that decodes base64 blobs through Buffer.from(..., 'base64').toString() and pipes the resulting strings into execSync('bash...') and execSync('zsh...'). This is the canonical obfuscated-shell-dropper shape: hidden payload bytes are reconstituted at runtime and handed to a shell interpreter, giving the author arbitrary command execution on the installer's machine. The name (eslint-helper-1) and lack of any legitimate ESLint integration are consistent with a typosquat / brand-impersonation lure for a credential-stealing or remote-execution payload.
CWE
- CWE-506 - The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"cwes": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-506",
"description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
"name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
}
],
"indicators": {
"evidence_files": [
{
"path": "index.js",
"sha256": "417f814a3838ff76700a5fec27c2a50ff4e8785e96556669448a5d252ac5fed7",
"tlsh": "4fe166a901162126d6f1e7f8eb560016f7ded2137202c742b6ac4ac92f77528e1d2fec"
}
],
"package_integrity": [
{
"filename": "eslint-helper-1-5.0.4.tgz",
"hashes": {
"sha1": "3778147696b0f533b0fd61d26d1eefce31f0d212",
"sha512_sri": "sha512-zhGVI/O1ntBOjasIyxNGf5651zIrH+hwNlheD1JtDlRf6xfTf66jjpfE5bHGTDyEPdj26NOM4/w3kjc7wsmhcw=="
}
}
]
}
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "eslint-helper-1"
},
"versions": [
"5.0.4"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"inspector-research@amazon.com"
],
"name": "Amazon Inspector",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "IN-MAL-2026-007043",
"import_time": "2026-06-19T05:16:48.362267462Z",
"modified_time": "2026-06-19T03:59:03Z",
"sha256": "cfadd6e70cf70ee03d7aae8bfcaa916d29073c5e09ca614bfcb4538c3efc1832",
"source": "amazon-inspector",
"versions": [
"5.0.4"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (cfadd6e70cf70ee03d7aae8bfcaa916d29073c5e09ca614bfcb4538c3efc1832)\nPackage masquerades as an ESLint helper but contains code in index.js that decodes base64 blobs through Buffer.from(..., \u0027base64\u0027).toString() and pipes the resulting strings into execSync(\u0027bash...\u0027) and execSync(\u0027zsh...\u0027). This is the canonical obfuscated-shell-dropper shape: hidden payload bytes are reconstituted at runtime and handed to a shell interpreter, giving the author arbitrary command execution on the installer\u0027s machine. The name (eslint-helper-1) and lack of any legitimate ESLint integration are consistent with a typosquat / brand-impersonation lure for a credential-stealing or remote-execution payload.\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-6188",
"modified": "2026-06-19T03:59:03Z",
"published": "2026-06-19T03:59:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/eslint-helper-1/v/5.0.4"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in eslint-helper-1 (npm)"
}
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