Malicious code in ethers-signer (npm)
The package is a typosquat of @ethersproject/abstract-signer. On require of the main module, index.js reads the full process.env plus hostname, username, homedir, platform, and cwd, base64-encodes the payload, and sends it via HTTPS GET to api.telegram.org/bot<token>/sendMessage with a hardcoded bot token and chat_id 8969499041. A flag file in the OS temp directory gates repeat sends. The code also attempts to require and re-export the legitimate @ethersproject/abstract-signer to mask the malicious behavior. Any environment variables the installer has exported at import time (AWS_*, GITHUB_TOKEN, NPM_TOKEN, database URLs, etc.) leave the host to the attacker's Telegram chat.
MAL-2026-13343 is recorded against 1 package.
Published on 5 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
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Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ethers-signer | — | — |
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