{"id":"MAL-2026-14537","summary":"Malicious code in octopus-action (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (6968c2a12f60b671ee163f42c9da14ed51d9b0b29486b4a7d1bf5014b4c637f2)\nThe package declares a preinstall lifecycle script (`node index.js`) that runs automatically on `npm install`. index.js collects the installer's hostname, OS username, home directory, configured DNS servers, package metadata, and the contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, then POSTs the payload over HTTPS to dfwvktnc563cparn1p88c8051w7ovej3.oastify.com, a Burp Collaborator out-of-band host controlled by a third party. Installing the package causes installer host identifiers and system files to be exfiltrated to that endpoint.\n","modified":"2026-08-26T14:30:12.572651434Z","published":"2026-08-26T14:17:29Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"sha256":"6968c2a12f60b671ee163f42c9da14ed51d9b0b29486b4a7d1bf5014b4c637f2","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["1.0.1"],"id":"IN-MAL-2026-018746","import_time":"2026-08-26T14:20:36.693892776Z","modified_time":"2026-08-26T14:17:29Z"}]},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/octopus-action/v/1.0.1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"octopus-action","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/octopus-action"},"versions":["1.0.1"],"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":[{"sha256":"06ba96f7918345b8e9fddfe4044a715ec4abafc3b480e6487c4aa45b6f552481","tlsh":"94412395a2d917330dd214c06a0c7081239dfa777159a89076cf43d69f869f8bb326f3","path":"index.js"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"octopus-action-1.0.1.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"124c50716917b5d48633ad8393af59147d95852b","sha512_sri":"sha512-XDU3Vd8H5WI4qK5DbfYUHenoaRQrR1lItBSurhfV4T8vCvoW5yKxmhtlm8BFSLU1QfFWqy7fP9PDeohp7H1Sgw=="}}]},"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/octopus-action/MAL-2026-14537.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}