Malicious code in dowload_ebok_armageddon_by_max_hastings_kv3s4 (npm)

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

not scored

EPSS

No dated EPSS signal available.

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Source: amazon-inspector (69968aae3c0971eb7e0aae79515930942260191d6a07871fd8fb6f863744b372) Package dowload_ebok_armageddon_by_max_hastings_kv3s4 version 0.0.0-stage ships minimal content with no executable code, no lifecycle scripts, no network activity, and no filesystem access. The package name resembles ebook-piracy spam rather than a functional software package, but the shipped contents perform no action against the installer.

Source: ghsa-malware (873b28eebd2c4a6110621c41dd8d5945f3f7aa716e9110d17b62afa80a2958ff) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from…

Published by the source

29 Oct 2026, 22:14 UTC

Last modified by the source

30 Oct 2026, 12:45 UTC

Source last checked

31 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 31 Oct 2026

   Amended from osv record MAL-2026-18397

2. Revision 1 · created · 30 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record MAL-2026-18397

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-p6mc-228w-6q75

Advisory: Malicious code in dowload_ebok_armageddon_by_max_hastings_kv3s4 (npm)
IDs: GHSA-p6mc-228w-6q75
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-18397 (revision 2, source checked 31 Oct 2026, 06:00 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 dowload_ebok_armageddon_by_max_hastings_kv3s4: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls dowload_ebok_armageddon_by_max_hastings_kv3s4 --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 dowload_ebok_armageddon_by_max_hastings_kv3s4.
- 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-2026-18397 (OSV record MAL-2026-18397 lists affected ranges: npm dowload_ebok_armageddon_by_max_hastings_kv3s4 >=0)

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