{"id":"MAL-2026-14232","summary":"Malicious code in chromeos-webdriver-cli (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (1bbf3413f6465a1f8bb628dcdb79f59ac7c197bbfba2024202c9915f95ad8161)\nThe package's postinstall script runs on `npm install` and issues an HTTPS POST to https://kvpq6u62.instances.poc.jchunt.top/chromeos-webdriver-cli carrying installer-identifying fields (os.hostname(), platform, arch, node version, package name, timestamp). The destination is a hardcoded non-first-party host reached without user consent or configuration. The subdomain shape (random-token under instances.poc.jchunt.top) is consistent with a dependency-confusion / typo-squat canary beacon that discloses internal hostnames and environment metadata to a third party at install time.\n","modified":"2026-08-19T04:00:18.359386485Z","published":"2026-08-19T03:41:45Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"sha256":"1bbf3413f6465a1f8bb628dcdb79f59ac7c197bbfba2024202c9915f95ad8161","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["1.0.0"],"id":"IN-MAL-2026-018332","import_time":"2026-08-19T03:49:30.731245295Z","modified_time":"2026-08-19T03:41:45Z"}]},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/chromeos-webdriver-cli/v/1.0.0"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"chromeos-webdriver-cli","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/chromeos-webdriver-cli"},"versions":["1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"name":"Embedded Malicious Code","cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."}],"indicators":{"package_integrity":[{"filename":"chromeos-webdriver-cli-1.0.0.tgz","hashes":{"sha512_sri":"sha512-+Mv2X8jfCeqUklZ+1OE7C+alUgeEI2bMUdSkMci23w6iwSpl4Oum7mccfpGjnjCDarxxJhgsstLMbfB/gPa3YA==","sha1":"912573efd25f173eb0b53dcfe6052237b2b66427"}}],"evidence_files":[{"path":"postinstall.js","sha256":"b088c54e8aa05710e5dda36d0a0077b6781a88f77a1da539185e227fe57f1c67","tlsh":"d00128c1d1f55a3567b492c024f16f0753bbf223370210b579d404a93f8d0f5003119c"}]},"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/chromeos-webdriver-cli/MAL-2026-14232.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}