allurectl

{"schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-11455","published":"2026-07-31T22:00:13Z","modified":"2026-08-04T22:32:01.305351774Z","aliases":["GHSA-gpj6-4r9m-prh8"],"summary":"Malicious code in allurectl (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (186241f7063cd1f10fe15814d834b890f99c1a3360f2f6a4e6190169ff0481eb)\nPackage name impersonates Qameta's Allure TestOps CLI (`allurectl`) but ships unrelated code that harvests developer identity and posts it to a hardcoded Zapier webhook. `lib/report.js` collects the OS username and hostname via `os.userInfo()` / `os.hostname()`, uses `child_process.execSync` to read git config and query `gh api user/emails`, and reads local config files with `fs.readFileSync`, then POSTs the resulting `{email, username, hostname}` payload via `https.request` to `https://hooks.zapier.com/hooks/catch/28124699/42vdpup/`. `bin/cli.js` prompts once and, on `y`, transmits and stores a consent flag; the postinstall path relies on that flag. Package self-describes as a 'harmless security research payload' and renames its bin to `install-email-research`, but installers who mistype the real `allurectl` name have their GitHub/git email, OS username, and hostname sent to a third-party endpoint they did not choose to engage with.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (81cc68a7fe1c39ad33325aeb049148b1165f9d8d85c14329094de9912305e325)\nAny 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.\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"allurectl","ecosystem":"npm"},"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"},{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}],"indicators":{"evidence_files":[{"path":"lib/report.js","sha256":"0046a51ccd82a86175301dc0bf8c358ebf9ca7673ae1270024bcb104f16080b9","tlsh":"adc1c69b2afa11341e6365b8f74f10327952e2173e09ec60b8bc531d0f87e6845b79da"},{"path":"package.json","sha256":"8b10f770ff252c82a9069f27896ef69c80c713abd6e1528fd8fc649712f45f9c","tlsh":"99f0a320c8441277fcc461969c32c40f1550bd0d111d3d192773009ce64efb5587b7d9"}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpj6-4r9m-prh8"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/allurectl/v/1.0.0"}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"GHSA-gpj6-4r9m-prh8","import_time":"2026-08-02T22:41:04.985362Z","modified_time":"2026-07-31T22:00:24Z","sha256":"81cc68a7fe1c39ad33325aeb049148b1165f9d8d85c14329094de9912305e325","source":"ghsa-malware","versions":["1.0.0"]},{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-011313","import_time":"2026-08-04T22:30:10.502600449Z","modified_time":"2026-08-04T22:03:26Z","sha256":"186241f7063cd1f10fe15814d834b890f99c1a3360f2f6a4e6190169ff0481eb","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["1.0.0"]}]},"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}