{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cwes": [
          {
            "cweId": "CWE-506",
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
          }
        ],
        "source": "https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/solidity-cat/MAL-2026-18694.json"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "solidity-cat",
        "purl": "pkg:npm/solidity-cat"
      },
      "versions": [
        "2.0.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://cyberxyz.io"
      ],
      "name": "CyberXYZ",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "iocs": {
      "domains": [],
      "files": [
        {
          "digests": {
            "sha256": "0d4838d9e98f1870b3c44eadb1d0fd94e71526004752160f9db4c7d065e63874"
          },
          "paths": [
            "index.js"
          ]
        },
        {
          "digests": {
            "sha256": "4e1c3058548619a9a3916869cd445d73563cbed527add4aca44067445d9c2df5"
          },
          "paths": [
            "lib/tools.js"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "ips": [],
      "urls": []
    }
  },
  "details": "solidity-cat ships index.js, which is byte-identical to the hardhat-hold payload: an obfuscator.io-style loader built on execSync and axios that fetches and runs a second stage. It is a new name for the hardhat-hold (MAL-2026-14246) campaign; the file hashes below match that record's evidence. The package presents itself as an ordinary utility, so the code runs on import or install without the user knowing.",
  "id": "MAL-2026-18694",
  "modified": "2026-11-05T05:15:05.967049025Z",
  "published": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/solidity-cat"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14246"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.2",
  "summary": "Malicious code in solidity-cat (npm)"
}