MAL-2026-12368 Malicious code in electrode-ota-ui-app (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-12368 is a malicious package: electrode-ota-ui-app (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12368/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12368/index.md)
- Package
- electrode-ota-ui-app
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-12368?
MAL-2026-12368 is a malicious package in electrode-ota-ui-app, published on 5 Aug 2026.
Official description
Package targets the electrode-io internal name
electrode-ota-ui-app with an inflated 99.0.1 version to win dependency resolution against a private registry. package.json declares both main: index.js and scripts.postinstall: node index.js, so on npm install and on any require() the package unconditionally runs collectAndSend() in index.js. That function gathers host identifiers via os.hostname(), os.userInfo(), os.platform(), and os.release(), resolves the installer's public IP via ipify and geo/ISP data via ipapi.co, and POSTs a JSON payload to the hardcoded Burp Collaborator subdomain https://itfv50wbocctx0j32fyfq8z7uy0ptdn1c.oastify.com/callback, controlled by the package author. README self-labels as a dependency-confusion PoC, but the callback is live and any installer whose resolver picks this public package over the intended internal one is compromised.What should I do about MAL-2026-12368?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxx2-5pvc-7hc9.