loader-utils-kit

{"modified":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z","published":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-18689","summary":"Malicious code in loader-utils-kit (npm)","details":"loader-utils-kit ships lib/contract.js, byte-identical to the pino-testkit payload: an obfuscated module that decodes and evaluates code at load. It is a new name for the pino-testkit (MAL-2026-16484) campaign; the file hashes below match that record's evidence. The package presents itself as an ordinary utility, so the code runs on import or install without the user knowing.","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"loader-utils-kit"},"versions":["4.2.1","4.3.5"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}]}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/loader-utils-kit"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16484"}],"credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","type":"FINDER","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"]}],"database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":[],"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"c6a9028513792f288fec1d7c217c55d9541d96d436cb119ef0553c3fd49d6c41"},"paths":["lib/contract.js"]}],"ips":[],"urls":[]}}}