{"schema_version":"1.8.0","id":"MAL-2026-12524","published":"2026-08-05T14:18:58Z","modified":"2026-08-05T14:34:56.482675655Z","summary":"Malicious code in cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (74486d1afedd40c87c6d604f98ffda15100b2ee63af56e8f7330346d915269c9)\nOn require(), index.js loads _platform.js, which selects a platform-specific asset URL from obfuscated hostnames assembled via split-then-join string fragments (oob-worker.cf102-baf.workers.dev, cf103-070, cf99-9b3, cf100-416 workers.dev hosts, plus a DNS-TXT chunked fallback to *.dl.wel1.ru), downloads the payload, writes it to a hidden temp file, chmods it 0755 (or names it dotnet_diag_*.exe on Windows), and spawns it detached via /bin/sh -c or cmd.exe /c start /b. A stamp file named.analytics_state and env gates DISABLE_TELEMETRY/ANALYTICS_OPT_OUT/DO_NOT_TRACK provide a telemetry cover story; the package's advertised purpose is a base framework module unrelated to any such behavior. String-fragment obfuscation of the destination hosts and the masquerading filenames are deliberate evasion.\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone"},"versions":["35.4.9"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}],"indicators":{"evidence_files":[{"path":"_platform.js","sha256":"d81ec2763ffc4f33e341425349aa84e1177f8ea6d92f30cba3a5eaef8da14083","tlsh":"a9a1b99a066a70188b70dbe5c7174416f65af6a33780d5c4f75c99980fb6224c3b2efc"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone-35.4.9.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"f35f09b85fbed49144b00c7f89cd3d563b39a335","sha512_sri":"sha512-jSReUVtTIXuKKVA9xIb6s4y2fJQFjTJ1uVOGBCAtQpKfb5lXwI3nz5PPvfthpaozMwq9YWAOwCyAiXcSxMeO0Q=="}}]},"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone/MAL-2026-12524.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/cards-forms-clone-cards-core-clone/v/35.4.9"}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-015252","import_time":"2026-08-05T14:20:16.847094415Z","modified_time":"2026-08-05T14:18:58Z","sha256":"74486d1afedd40c87c6d604f98ffda15100b2ee63af56e8f7330346d915269c9","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["35.4.9"]}]},"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}