{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including merchantprefsservice-paypal.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-11057 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-2026-11057 is a malicious package in merchantprefsservice-paypal, published on 25 Jul 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-11057 is a malicious package: merchantprefsservice-paypal (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-2026-11057/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11057/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-11057","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11057/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-11057","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-w6fc-gq73-j24m"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The package's preinstall script (index.js) executes automatically on `npm install` and collects host identifiers — hostname, platform, arch, home directory path, and configured DNS servers — then POSTs them to the hardcoded Burp Collaborator subdomain fdw2vnyonnpdk7x3ntotw7omtdz5n4bt.oastify.com at path /hit. The package name mimics an internal PayPal-namespaced service, consistent with a dependency-confusion beacon that fires when a developer or build system inadvertently resolves the public name over an intended private one. The exfiltrated DNS server list additionally reveals internal network configuration.\n\nAny computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.\n\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'merchantprefsservice-paypal' @ 28.0.0 (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 merchantprefsservice-paypal (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-11057","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":"merchantprefsservice-paypal","purl":"pkg:npm/merchantprefsservice-paypal","source":"MAL-2026-11057"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-07-25","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-2026-11057/"}