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Node2Shell: Node.js Brotli Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Node.js Brotli decoder (Node2Shell) allows remote code execution when processing malformed compressed data.

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Tim Peck@timpeck5 hours ago

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The Shai-Hulud worm compromised the tensorlake npm package to exfiltrate secrets and cryptocurrency browser data while implementing a destructive 'dead-man's switch' upon token revocation.

An unidentified threat actor targeted popular npm repositories including zod and standard-schema with a malicious install-time loader that fetches payloads via Ethereum smart contracts.

The MALFEX operator has conducted a two-year npm supply-chain campaign, deploying Overlord RAT and the movinlike stealer via multi-arm delivery packages, some of which remain active despite partial registry seizures.

An operator identified as Zaib Ali uses a massive npm typosquatting campaign to discover infrastructure and a custom FastAPI framework called VHX Harvester to hijack GPU resources on the vast.ai marketplace.

Kothamine Agent is a C/C++ remote access Trojan distributed via malicious npm packages that leverages Tailscale’s tailcat tool for encrypted C2 communication to bypass network detection.

An ongoing malicious npm campaign involving 'indexed-btree' and other packages bypasses lifecycle script defenses by burying loaders in runtime prototype methods and using Ethereum smart contracts for C2.

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