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MSC-2026-12406
Published:September 29, 2026
Updated:September 29, 2026
This package impersonates the popular Express web framework. It contains code that downloads and runs a Linux backdoor based on the CHAOS remote access tool, disguised as a system font service (systemd-fontd), which connects to a command-and-control server over Tor. The backdoor steals SSH private keys, npm tokens from .npmrc, known_hosts entries, system information and screenshots, and spreads to other hosts through SSH, AUR packages and stolen npm tokens.
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Exploit Maturity
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Embedded Malicious Code