---
id: "MAL-2026-18692"
kind: "package"
aliases: ["MAL-2026-18692"]
title: "Malicious code in pino-std (npm)"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "pino-std", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 7.2.0", "ecosystem": "npm"}]
ecosystems: ["npm"]
tags: ["malicious", "package"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-26T00:00:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-05T06:31:45+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-05T06:32:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "osv-malicious", "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18692", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-05T06:31:45+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Malicious code in pino-std (npm)

## Affected

- npm:pino-std affected = 7.2.0 fixed no fixed version listed

## Timeline

- 2026-11-05T06:31:45+00:00 osv-malicious https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18692

## From the sources

pino-std ships lib/contract.js, byte-identical to the pino-testkit payload: a copy of the pino logger with an extra obfuscated module that decodes and evaluates code at load. It is a new name for the pino-testkit (MAL-2026-16484) 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.

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