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TI-2020-19565 Aliases GHSA-xmmp-hrmx-x5g7

Malicious Package in bowe

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

Version 1.8.4 of `bowee` contained malicious code as a preinstall script. The package downloaded a file from a remote server, executed it and opened a backdoor. ## Recommendation Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

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
—bowe (npm)all versions—No fix listedGHSA-xmmp-hrmx-x5g7
  • bowe (npm) Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xmmp-hrmx-x5g7

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-xmmp-hrmx-x5g7

References

Sources

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