{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including tool-registry-scripts.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-12482 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-2026-12482 is a malicious package in tool-registry-scripts, published on 5 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-12482 is a malicious package: tool-registry-scripts (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-2026-12482/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12482/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-12482","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12482/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-12482","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-r8mg-hv3j-fc44"],"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 preinstall hook that runs index.js on `npm install`. index.js collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.userInfo(), homedir, DNS servers, cwd, package.json contents) and reads /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, then POSTs the resulting JSON over HTTPS to the hardcoded out-of-band collaborator subdomain lsh5x8dwumsekllw37kacgaqxh3cr2fr.oastify.com. The destination is a Burp Collaborator OOB endpoint unrelated to any documented package purpose, and execution is automatic at install time.\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.","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 tool-registry-scripts (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-12482","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":"tool-registry-scripts","purl":"pkg:npm/tool-registry-scripts","source":"MAL-2026-12482"}],"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-2026-12482/"}