{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including simple-date-formatter-util-8.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-12206 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-2026-12206 is a malicious package in simple-date-formatter-util-8, published on 5 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-12206 is a malicious package: simple-date-formatter-util-8 (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-2026-12206/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12206/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-12206","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12206/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-12206","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"package.json declares a postinstall lifecycle script that runs curl against the hardcoded bare-IP endpoint http://124.221.154.135/pre, passing the installer's hostname and username as query parameters ($(hostname), $(whoami)). The package presents itself as a trivial date-formatting utility, a purpose that has no need for network I/O at install time. The behavior fires automatically on npm install and leaks installer host identity to a non-first-party attacker-controlled endpoint.","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 simple-date-formatter-util-8 (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-12206","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":[],"last_affected":[],"package":"simple-date-formatter-util-8","purl":"pkg:npm/simple-date-formatter-util-8","source":"MAL-2026-12206"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-08-05","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-2026-12206/"}