timed-assess

{"schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-14216","published":"2026-08-19T02:51:35Z","modified":"2026-08-20T14:29:02.374531589Z","aliases":["GHSA-mcq8-jp4r-5846"],"summary":"Malicious code in timed-assess (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (7d39931b57405563b5114ee92146f85eeeddbeb0e235dae9f483c2b30764f47e)\npackage.json declares `postinstall: node apps`, which loads apps/index.js. The script reads a bundled file, decrypts it with hardcoded DES key 'bf497c0b9cee' (CryptoJS.DES.decrypt), and pipes the resulting plaintext into the stdin of a detached `spawn('node', [], { detached: true, stdio: ['pipe','ignore','ignore'] })` process. Identifiers such as `readLogoIco` and `rsa_exec` and log strings like 'ThetaSDK initialization error' are mislabeled and unrelated to the code's actual behavior of running arbitrary JavaScript. The detached stdio-ignore configuration suppresses output from the installer. This chain executes attacker-controlled JavaScript on the installer's host automatically on `npm install`.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (c3b073d979c1215c50e555f2de87e3957135500d6b365f3a9f11927b6571be4f)\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":"timed-assess","ecosystem":"npm"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.0.0","1.0.1"],"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"},{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}],"indicators":{"evidence_files":[{"path":"apps/index.js","sha256":"37038c2721195f471425d05d4d91f939b9d9d088582cc73fc825ddf747177361","tlsh":"c62101191e1f173307b2a3e547139422f657d0972760db54b7cec2692ff58545a80fd8"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"timed-assess-1.0.0.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"44562541653b7c90c665ecbd420fc66bafd95394","sha512_sri":"sha512-bFc/42mxevfZMa7YQrBuPI0LHABYS2xS4Qjhaf6n03hjVjDXX3HeeBVUM7APylmk33e/HQSqfJJHCxfdGvK6rA=="}}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/timed-assess/v/1.0.0"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/timed-assess/v/1.0.1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mcq8-jp4r-5846"}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-018313","import_time":"2026-08-19T02:57:23.45442587Z","modified_time":"2026-08-19T02:51:42Z","sha256":"5eb8ce248e1543c0b0a55fa118319995b3a6c7b34353e4a2cd4751c38846b1d8","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["1.0.0"]},{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-018312","import_time":"2026-08-19T02:57:23.306392809Z","modified_time":"2026-08-19T02:51:35Z","sha256":"7d39931b57405563b5114ee92146f85eeeddbeb0e235dae9f483c2b30764f47e","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["1.0.1"]},{"id":"GHSA-mcq8-jp4r-5846","import_time":"2026-08-20T14:26:12.000280072Z","modified_time":"2026-08-20T14:22:53Z","ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"}],"type":"SEMVER"}],"sha256":"c3b073d979c1215c50e555f2de87e3957135500d6b365f3a9f11927b6571be4f","source":"ghsa-malware"}]},"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}