Malicious code in @factoryz/apollo (npm)

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18278",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Malicious code in @factoryz/apollo (npm)",
    "summary": "--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (5adaa62818c76a10cbf0b536a6854633e24a73028c803fc597c5b5ec1d78b8ad) The package ships only an empty stub (`module.exports = {}`) and a manifest whose sole dependency `ltidisafe` is resolved from a hardcoded off-registry HTTPS URL (`https://ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/ltidisafe-3.8.7.tgz`) rather than a registry version range. `npm install @factoryz/apollo` fetches whatever bytes that URL returns and installs them, executing any lifecycle scripts (preinstall/install/postinstall) contained in the fetched tarball. There is no version pin, no integrity (`sshasum`) check, and no publisher binding — the host controller can swap the tarball contents at any time. The version number `99.9.1` is implausibly high for a package whose shipped code is a one-line stub, consistent with a dependency-confusion / resolution-winning shape. The lure package itself contains no other logic; the manifest IS the payload.",
    "evidence": "osv:MAL-2026-18278",
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          "value": "@factoryz/apollo",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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        "fixed_versions": [],
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          {
            "value": "99.9.1",
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    "severity": "unknown",
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      "aliases": [
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          "database_specific": {
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              {
                "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
                "cweId": "CWE-506",
                "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
              }
            ],
            "source": "https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/@factoryz/apollo/MAL-2026-18278.json",
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                  "sha256": "047a18bdf5444efd58a97b5235c9db62e42494b289c710c66c607c1d65fc166a"
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                }
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      "modified": "2026-10-25T15:30:05.561272205Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@factoryz/apollo/v/99.9.1"
      ],
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          {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-021693",
            "sha256": "5adaa62818c76a10cbf0b536a6854633e24a73028c803fc597c5b5ec1d78b8ad",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
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            "import_time": "2026-10-25T15:15:14.363350468Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-25T15:05:42Z"
          }
        ]
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    },
    "related_cves": [],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 445642,
  "published_at": "2026-10-25T15:05:42+00:00"
}