Malicious code in syboy (npm)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (f53c03163c0e0b47e20d28751745a66ecd1c9aadda7e96d648e8390ba49506f7) On invocation, index.js spawns start_tool.vbs via wscript.exe with detached/windowsHide flags; the VBS calls ShellExecute cmd.exe with the 'runas' verb and window state 0 to silently launch pointer.py under Administrator with no console, then the Node process exits leaving a hidden elevated background process. pointer.py reads the clipboard continuously, captures screenshots via mss/ImageGrab, walks the UI accessibility tree of foreground windows via uiautomation, and installs many global keyboard hotkeys via the keyboard module. The collected clipboard, screen, and UI content is POSTed to a hardcoded author-controlled endpoint at https://iq-overlay-pointer.vercel.app/api with no user-configurable destination. A Tk overlay is rendered with an empty title, transparent color, and overrideredirect to remain hidden from the user and screen-sharing. index.js additionally downloads the official Python 3.12.3 installer from python.org via curl to %TEMP% and runs it with /quiet InstallAllUsers=0 PrependPath=1 as a silent runtime dropper fallback when winget is unavailable, then deletes the installer.
Malicious code in syboy (npm)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (f53c03163c0e0b47e20d28751745a66ecd1c9aadda7e96d648e8390ba49506f7) On invocation, index.js spawns start_tool.vbs via wscript.exe with detached/windowsHide flags; the VBS calls ShellExecute cmd.exe with the 'runas' verb and window state 0 to silently launch pointer.py under Administrator with no console, then the Node process exits leaving a hidden elevated background process. pointer.py reads the clipboard continuously, captures screenshots via mss/ImageGrab, walks the UI accessibility tree of foreground windows via uiautomation, and installs many global keyboard hotkeys via the keyboard module. The collected clipboard, screen, and UI content is POSTed to a hardcoded author-controlled endpoint at https://iq-overlay-pointer.vercel.app/api with no user-configurable destination. A Tk overlay is rendered with an empty title, transparent color, and overrideredirect to remain hidden from the user and screen-sharing. index.js additionally downloads the official Python 3.12.3 installer from python.org via curl to %TEMP% and runs it with /quiet InstallAllUsers=0 PrependPath=1 as a silent runtime dropper fallback when winget is unavailable, then deletes the installer.
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-14212
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["npm"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a85b4c7acd9273b49252851
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 13:51:03 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 13:51:35 UTC
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