{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including react-markdown-canvas.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-1040 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.","what":"MAL-2026-1040 is a malicious package in react-markdown-canvas, published on 23 Feb 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-1040 is a malicious package: react-markdown-canvas (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.\n\nTask:\n1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.\n3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.\n4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1040/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1040/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-1040","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1040/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-1040","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Malicious package due to data exfiltration via Discord webhook on install. Collects IP, hostname, and date without consent.\n\nThe package react-markdown-canvas was found to contain malicious code.\n\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'react-markdown-canvas' @ 1001.0.0 (npm) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.","ecosystems":["npm"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":null,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":null,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":null,"nuclei":null,"refs":[],"tier":null},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Malicious code in react-markdown-canvas (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-1040","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"malicious","links":{"ecosystem":"npm","product":null,"products":[],"type":null,"year":"2026"},"n_packages":1,"n_references":null,"packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"react-markdown-canvas","purl":"pkg:npm/react-markdown-canvas","source":"MAL-2026-1040"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-02-23","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"OpenSSF Malicious Packages","prefix":"MAL"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":null,"updated":null,"vendors":null},"summary":null,"url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1040/"}