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Malicious code in testmgkregme (npm)

Type: advisorySources: OSV

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (496e8021fd5e2626c503e2ceeed8349ff15c68c71a5f19d8a57c67e5f1b41863) npm package testmgkregme@1.0.1 uses a binding.gyp whose `sources` field employs GYP command-expansion (`eval->AES->eval construction has no legitimate purpose and conceals the runtime payload from static review. The result is that `npm install testmgkregme` causes opaque attacker-authored JavaScript to execute on the installer's machine with the installer's privileges. ## Source: ghsa-malware (232bcd8cfd23f7b114b95fb7b57074ef43203a0f27579ab9dd475dec57a87f6e) Any 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.

Products
testmgkregme
Affected versions
1.0.1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
Not specified
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 06:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Malicious code in testmgkregme (npm)

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Sept 2026, 03:23 UTC

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (496e8021fd5e2626c503e2ceeed8349ff15c68c71a5f19d8a57c67e5f1b41863) npm package testmgkregme@1.0.1 uses a binding.gyp whose `sources` field employs GYP command-expansion (`eval->AES->eval construction has no legitimate purpose and conceals the runtime payload from static review. The result is that `npm install testmgkregme` causes opaque attacker-authored JavaScript to execute on the installer's machine with the installer's privileges. ## Source: ghsa-malware (232bcd8cfd23f7b114b95fb7b57074ef43203a0f27579ab9dd475dec57a87f6e) Any 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.

osv:MAL-2026-16317

testmgkregme

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16317",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "Malicious code in testmgkregme (npm)",
    "summary": "--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (496e8021fd5e2626c503e2ceeed8349ff15c68c71a5f19d8a57c67e5f1b41863) npm package testmgkregme@1.0.1 uses a binding.gyp whose `sources` field employs GYP command-expansion (`eval->AES->eval construction has no legitimate purpose and conceals the runtime payload from static review. The result is that `npm install testmgkregme` causes opaque attacker-authored JavaScript to execute on the installer's machine with the installer's privileges. ## Source: ghsa-malware (232bcd8cfd23f7b114b95fb7b57074ef43203a0f27579ab9dd475dec57a87f6e) Any 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.",
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