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TI-2020-19559 Aliases GHSA-w3f3-4j22-2v3p

Malicious Package in destroyer-of-worlds

Priority LOW 38CWE-506Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
No fix listed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-506.

Summary

The package `destroyer-of-worlds` contained malicious code. The package contained a bash script that was run as a postinstall script. The script deleted system files and attempted to exhaust resources by creating a large file, a fork bomb and an endless loop. The script targeted UNIX systems. ## Recommendation Remove the package from your environment and perform additional incident response on your system's files and processes.

Why it matters now

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—destroyer-of-worlds (npm)all versions—No fix listedGHSA-w3f3-4j22-2v3p
  • destroyer-of-worlds (npm) Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-w3f3-4j22-2v3p

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-w3f3-4j22-2v3p

References

Sources

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