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MSC-2026-6368
Published:July 22, 2026
Updated:July 23, 2026
Malicious npm packages delivering a cross-platform infostealer via a postinstall dropper. On install (npm install / npx), the dropper downloads a 120-150MB binary from an attacker GitHub release and executes it; on macOS it runs an AppleScript payload that phishes the login password via a fake system dialog and steals Login Keychain/iCloud keys, cookies and saved passwords from 17+ browsers, 20+ desktop crypto wallets and 100+ wallet extensions, SSH (~/.ssh), AWS (~/.aws) and Kubernetes (~/.kube) credentials, Telegram tdata, shell history and documents, exfiltrating to a C2 over HTTPS and persisting via a LaunchAgent that polls every 60s. The packages impersonate GitHub Copilot. Packages: @copilot-mcp/apex, @apexfdn/apex (both removed by npm), and @apexfdn/copilot-mcp (operator-controlled runtime cover). Single operator; dropper republished under a new scope within 11 hours of the first takedown. C2: update.apex-arena-router.com / 172.93.185.150; operator domain apexfdn.xyz; binary host GitHub org Apex-Foundation.
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Embedded Malicious Code
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere