paysafe-kyc

{"modified":"2026-07-10T18:37:46Z","published":"2026-07-10T18:37:46Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-10170","summary":"Malicious code in paysafe-kyc (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (626046f7b80cd91ce41e057b4bdab7b5bbb30b7fbceb0284894287cfd441c624)\nThe package presents itself as the Paysafe KYC identity verification SDK but does not call any Paysafe API. PaysafeClient's payments/customers methods return a hardcoded { success: true } stub without any real HTTP call, while a delayed __exfil() routine ships the host's hostname, username, cwd, the caller-supplied apiKey prefix, the package name, and the values (first 100 chars) of every process.env key whose name contains KEY, SECRET, TOKEN, PASS, AUTH or API to a hardcoded C2 hostname on TCP port 8443 via https.request. Strings including the module names, env-var substrings, HTTP headers, and the C2 hostname are XOR+base64-obfuscated through an __x() helper, and the C2 host is further char-shifted and reversed. A __check() routine performs sandbox evasion, bailing out on low CPU count or when hostname/username matches a decoded analysis-VM watchlist. The package name, description, and repository URL (github.com/paysafe/paysafe-kyc) impersonate the Paysafe brand to lure developers into handing over their real Paysafe API keys, which are then leaked along with any credential-shaped environment variables (AWS keys, GitHub tokens, DB passwords, etc.) present in the consuming process.\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"paysafe-kyc"},"versions":["1.0.0"],"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":[{"path":"index.js","sha256":"6dc672e3bab8bcf80c66b2f95150067fb47429d4cf65eb95215e5f3abc7cade5","tlsh":"a9615130b2e969377bb04fe568b64046ac8e09013d41f397b67c34cd5e935a5c1ea83c"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"paysafe-kyc-1.0.0.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"68dd02579107e936d4ca2a847876047aada253f7","sha512_sri":"sha512-pri+l3nfi0EXIcL0zO5aHvkXsHW76cHZf00ESrbbkvWlTMCH5+/Xft/le3Z4Eeo/ZO+ODNzbWTQ5D1U8fMDIaQ=="}}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/paysafe-kyc/v/1.0.0"}],"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","type":"FINDER","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-009702","import_time":"2026-07-10T19:02:48.507405768Z","modified_time":"2026-07-10T18:37:46Z","sha256":"626046f7b80cd91ce41e057b4bdab7b5bbb30b7fbceb0284894287cfd441c624","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["1.0.0"]}]}}