MAL-2026-6485: Malicious code in starship-timeline (npm)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (8a4e552337fa70064e0a04644ee5a64378809a85b281eda24707bc9a6eba473f) [email protected] ships no real functionality. Its package.json declares a preinstall hook (`"preinstall": "node index.js"`) that runs automatically on `npm install`. index.js collects hostname, username, home directory, DNS servers, package metadata, and the contents of `/etc/passwd` and `/etc/hosts`, then POSTs the bundle over HTTPS to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator (`*.oastify.com`) subdomain (`5tziqozihbss8jg955ez91bycpij69uy.oastify.com`). The package has empty author and description fields, a single published version, and no other code paths — the exfiltration beacon is its only purpose, matching the standard dependency-confusion / OOB-beacon pattern. Whether deployed as research or as a live attack, installing the package leaks identifying host data and sensitive system files to an attacker-controlled out-of-band endpoint.
MAL-2026-6485: Malicious code in starship-timeline (npm)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (8a4e552337fa70064e0a04644ee5a64378809a85b281eda24707bc9a6eba473f) [email protected] ships no real functionality. Its package.json declares a preinstall hook (`"preinstall": "node index.js"`) that runs automatically on `npm install`. index.js collects hostname, username, home directory, DNS servers, package metadata, and the contents of `/etc/passwd` and `/etc/hosts`, then POSTs the bundle over HTTPS to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator (`*.oastify.com`) subdomain (`5tziqozihbss8jg955ez91bycpij69uy.oastify.com`). The package has empty author and description fields, a single published version, and no other code paths — the exfiltration beacon is its only purpose, matching the standard dependency-confusion / OOB-beacon pattern. Whether deployed as research or as a live attack, installing the package leaks identifying host data and sensitive system files to an attacker-controlled out-of-band endpoint.
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-6485
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["npm"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3ef7e427e9c797190329cb
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 22:06:28 UTC
Last updated: 06/26/2026, 22:06:28 UTC
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