Intel Exchange

Browse public community intelligence reports, source analysis, and threat research.

Cover image for Node2Shell: Node.js Brotli Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

avatar
Tim Peck@timpeck12 hours ago

7 intel reports

ChainDrop, a descendant of the Shai-Hulud malware family, is a self-propagating npm worm targeting developer workstations and CI/CD pipelines to harvest cloud, registry, and AI tool credentials.

Researchers identified a lethal trifecta where a public AI triage agent was prompt-injected to trigger a privileged code-fixing agent, leading to RCE and credential theft in GitHub Actions.

An authenticated attacker with repository write access can achieve remote code execution by exploiting an add/add collision in Gitea's diffpatch endpoint to plant a malicious Git hook.

A threat actor compromised the jscrambler npm package, delivering cross-platform Rust-based infostealers through malicious preinstall hooks and self-executing functions targeting developers and CI/CD environments.

The PhantomRaven actor is targeting DeFi, Cloud, and AI developers via 33 malicious NPM packages using a multi-stage Remote Dynamic Dependency chain to harvest credentials.