OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-14292 confirms this npm version as malicious. index.js re-exports a `desKey` string sourced from apps/docs/app/theta.js, which reads apps/docs/app/des.db as UTF-8. des.db contains a heavily obfuscated JavaScript program (string-array + hex-name mangling) that, when evaluated, creates a directory under the OS temp directory, writes a synthetic package.json declaring runtime dependencies on axios, better-sqlite3, node-machine-id, and socket.io-client, spawns `npm...
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OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in log-res (npm)
Details
index.js re-exports a `desKey` string sourced from apps/docs/app/theta.js, which reads apps/docs/app/des.db as UTF-8. des.db contains a heavily obfuscated JavaScript program (string-array + hex-name mangling) that, when evaluated, creates a directory under the OS temp directory, writes a synthetic package.json declaring runtime dependencies on axios, better-sqlite3, node-machine-id, and socket.io-client, spawns `npm install` inside that directory, and then spawns `node` on a staged index.js. The payload is disguised as a database file (`des.db`) rather than shipped as source, and the stager fetches and runs a socket.io-client-based remote agent capable of receiving commands from an attacker-controlled endpoint. The package's advertised purpose (a docs/monorepo TheData API helper) does not require embedding or exporting an obfuscated executable blob.
Decision reason
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV confirms log-res@1.0.3 as malicious (MAL-2026-14292): Malicious code in log-res (npm)