Vulnerabilities

Security incident · MAL-2026-3714

Malicious code in hello-world-pkg-value-value-p (npm)

Published May 13, 2026 · catalog updated Nov 9, 2026 · Malicious code in hello-world-pkg-value-value-p

Last checked Nov 9, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

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Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for MAL-2026-3714. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Malicious code in hello-world-pkg-value-value-p with the linked advisory before you change production.

Severity

Unknown—

Known exploitation

Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV

EPSS

Awaiting synchronization with FIRST

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Affected products

npm hello-world-pkg-value-value-p

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (d768990007f2926e3a58020102d277c3a604c6aa3bc70056cd466bc24437fc89) This package's postinstall hook executes , which runs — an interactive bash reverse shell to the hardcoded attacker IP 52.249.218.132 on TCP port 8080. Any developer or CI system that runs hands an interactive shell (running as the installing user) to whoever controls that IP. The package metadata is a meaningless-name cover story ('minimal npm...') with no legitimate functionality; the sole effect of installation is to open a remote shell on the installer's host. This is unambiguous unauthenticated RCE against the installer with no legitimate use case. ## Source: ghsa-malware (baa3dbabaf943eeaa996796eac8eae34288f7e12e5005c6dd4f4f748c2fbbe06) 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 installing it. ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (0df4b35a2af7f4d8b4fdcda0dcb3e872deddb6a320bf6af8405b27f42ff413db) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'hello-world-pkg-value-value-p' @ 1.0.11 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.