Malicious code in windows_registry_editor (npm)

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  "id": "3404d92d2528db4d070d0659ddb9588c7f826792ed14180a26fcc42a618ee703",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-49244",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Malicious code in windows_registry_editor (npm)",
    "summary": "--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (b0bcad8f2c4bdd8438d2826d78f285454aa72dc719c9fb7d52a74928c5b999d0) The package windows_registry_editor was found to contain malicious code.",
    "evidence": "osv:MAL-2025-49244",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "windows_registry_editor",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.0.1-security",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.0.0",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "MAL-2025-49244",
      "aliases": [
        "MAL-2025-49244"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "package": {
            "name": "windows_registry_editor",
            "purl": "pkg:npm/windows_registry_editor",
            "ecosystem": "npm"
          },
          "versions": [
            "0.0.1-security",
            "1.0.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/windows_registry_editor/MAL-2025-49244.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-07T06:45:05.114656859Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [],
      "provider_metadata": {
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          {
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              {
                "type": "SEMVER",
                "events": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "0"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "sha256": "b0bcad8f2c4bdd8438d2826d78f285454aa72dc719c9fb7d52a74928c5b999d0",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "import_time": "2025-10-30T18:08:40.360310965Z",
            "modified_time": "2025-10-30T17:38:57Z"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 93163,
  "published_at": "2025-10-30T17:38:57+00:00"
}