Malicious code in macro-kernel-record-reader (npm)
What to do
Vendor response not established. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check back for a fix.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
npm macro-kernel-record-reader
- Affected
- every version
- Fixed in
- no fixed version recorded
Sources
- Open Source Vulnerabilities (OSV.dev), including the GitHub Advisory Database
OSV record MAL-2026-18341 lists affected ranges: npm macro-kernel-record-reader >=0
VerifiedObserved Structured OSV record; not marked as GitHub-reviewed.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS
- not scored
- EPSS
- No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
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Source: amazon-inspector (f9ab8754c7e4e3a0a8c6ffd0c1980bbd81bd002c90ebccbbc275df296dfeddf9) package.json declares its sole dependency `cache-locale-runner-writer` as an arbitrary HTTPS tarball URL (`https://artifacts.creditslib.com/npm/cache-locale-runner-writer`) instead of a registry version range. On `npm install`, npm fetches whatever bytes that URL serves and installs them, with no version pin, no integrity hash, and no signature check. Any lifecycle scripts in the fetched tarball run on the installer's machine, and the shipped `index.js` is a thin stub that re-exports the fetched dependency, so `require()` of this package loads the off-registry code at runtime as well. The host `artifacts.creditslib.com` is unrelated to the declared repository and is fully controlled by whoever operates it, who can serve different bytes to different installers or change the payload at any time.
Source: ghsa-malware…
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 2 · amended ·
Amended from osv record MAL-2026-18341
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from osv record MAL-2026-18341
Agent brief
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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-32g3-f74c-pcxq Advisory: Malicious code in macro-kernel-record-reader (npm) IDs: GHSA-32g3-f74c-pcxq Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-18341 (revision 2, source checked 30 Oct 2026, 06:05 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: Unrated Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - npm macro-kernel-record-reader: affected every version ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - `npm ls macro-kernel-record-reader --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`. ## Supported action No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on macro-kernel-record-reader. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18341 (OSV record MAL-2026-18341 lists affected ranges: npm macro-kernel-record-reader >=0) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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