{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"1.0","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"GCVE-110-OSM-2026-14673","assignerOrgId":"","assignerShortName":"Vulnetix","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-10-26T21:30:06Z","dateUpdated":"2026-11-05T19:05:56Z","dateReserved":""},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":null,"title":"","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Malicious package detected. Behaviors: data exfiltration, code execution, obfuscated code, install-time execution.\n\nENTRY\n  lib/Defaults/index.js (default-index: index.js)\n  - Install Hook Executes Local JS File in package.json: \"\"preinstall\": \"node ./engine-requirements.js\"\"\n  - Postinstall Script in package.json: \"\"postinstall\": \"node ./scripts/postinstall.js\"\"\n\nPERSISTENCE\n  - Startup Persistence in lib/Socket/chats.js: \".profile\"\n  - Startup Persistence in lib/Socket/messages-send.js: \".profile\"\n  - Startup Persistence in lib/Socket/privacy.js: \".PROFILE\"\n  - Startup Persistence in lib/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncBusinessProtocol.js: \".profile\"\n\nDESTINATION\n  - 5 exfil (custom-c2)\n  (values recorded in verified_iocs)\n\nEXFIL\n  - Data Encoding for Exfiltration in lib/Socket/socket.js: \"Buffer.from(creds.noiseKey.public).toString('base64')\"\n  - Data Encoding for Exfiltration in lib/Utils/chat-utils.js: \"Buffer.from(indexMac).toString('base64')\"\n  - Data Encoding for Exfiltration in lib/Utils/generics.js: \"Buffer.from(value?.data || value).toString('base64')\"\n  - Data Encoding for Exfiltration in lib/Utils/messages-media.js: \"Buffer.from(media.fileSha256).toString('base64')\"\n  - Data Encoding for Exfiltration in lib/Utils/process-message.js: \"Buffer.from(keyId.keyId).toString('base64')\"\n  - Data Encoding for Exfiltration in lib/Utils/use-sqlite-auth-state.js: \"Buffer.from(value?.data || value).toString('base64')\"\n  - System Information Collection in bin/charape.js: \"process.platform\"\n  - Network Request in lib/Utils/generics.js: \"fetch('https:\"\n  (+1 more)\n\nOBFUSCATION\n  - Dynamic Base64 Decoding in lib/Signal/core/session_record.js: \"Buffer.from(k, 'base64')\"\n  - Dynamic Base64 Decoding in lib/Utils/chat-utils.js: \"Buffer.from(keyId, 'base64')\"\n  - Dynamic Base64 Decoding in lib/Utils/decode-wa-message.js: \"Buffer.from(secret, 'base64')\"\n  - Dynamic Base64 Decoding in lib/Utils/validate-connection.js: \"Buffer.from(advSecretKey, 'base64')\"\n  - String Array Obfuscation in lib/Utils/message-composer.js: \"[ 'import', 'export', 'from', 'default', 'as', 'const', 'let', 'var', 'function'...\"\n  - String Array Obfuscation in lib/Utils/messages.js: \"[ 'break', 'case', 'catch', 'continue', 'debugger', 'default', 'delete', 'do', '...\"\n  - String Array Obfuscation in lib/WABinary/constants.js: \"[ '1724', 'profile_picture', '1071', '1314', '1605', '407', '990', '1710', '746'...\"\n  - Strings Extracted from Deobfuscated Code in lib/Signal/core/session_record.js\n  (+3 more)\n\nADDITIONAL FINDINGS\n  - Platform Detection with Data Collection in lib/Socket/message-builder.js: \"JSON.stringify({ sections })).toS\"\n  - Dynamic Code Execution in lib/Utils/message-composer.js: \"exec(line)\"\n  - Brand New Package\n  - Very New NPM Publisher Account\n  - Rapid Version Publishing\n\nPAYLOAD FILES\n  lib/Utils/generics.js (+ lib/Utils/messages-media.js, lib/Utils/chat-utils.js)","supportingMedia":null}],"references":[{"url":"https://opensourcemalware.com/threats/64cabd4a-19d7-4326-964c-fdb7027388de","name":"Malicious npm package: charape","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://registry.npmjs.org/charape","name":"","tags":["vendor"]}],"metrics":[{"format":"CVSS_V3","scenarios":null,"cvssV2_0":null,"cvssV3_0":null,"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"cvssV4_0":null,"other":null}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","description":"Embedded Malicious Code","cweId":"CWE-506","type":"CWE"}]}],"affected":[{"vendor":"unknown","product":"charape","collectionURL":"https://registry.npmjs.org","packageName":"charape","repo":"","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"1.0.3","status":"affected","versionType":"","lessThan":"","lessThanOrEqual":"","changes":null}],"cpes":null,"modules":null,"programFiles":null,"platforms":null}],"cpeApplicability":null,"rejectedReasons":null,"replacedBy":null},"adp":null}}