MAL-2026-10078: Malicious code in vybscan-testbed-inert-postinstall (npm)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (f4e6f35e49b7701bb75a88eb63fcf918c389272d5282093c8422d9e1f388dd38) package.json declares a postinstall lifecycle script that runs `id` and reads the process environment, piping the collected host identity and environment variables to a remote endpoint via curl. This fires automatically on `npm install` without user interaction, causing the installer's environment variables (which routinely contain credentials, tokens, and API keys) and user/host identity to be transmitted off-host to an attacker-controlled destination.
MAL-2026-10078: Malicious code in vybscan-testbed-inert-postinstall (npm)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (f4e6f35e49b7701bb75a88eb63fcf918c389272d5282093c8422d9e1f388dd38) package.json declares a postinstall lifecycle script that runs `id` and reads the process environment, piping the collected host identity and environment variables to a remote endpoint via curl. This fires automatically on `npm install` without user interaction, causing the installer's environment variables (which routinely contain credentials, tokens, and API keys) and user/host identity to be transmitted off-host to an attacker-controlled destination.
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-10078
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["npm"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a50baad68715ace4358583e
Added to database: 07/10/2026, 09:26:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/10/2026, 09:26:05 UTC
Views: 1
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