{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including beaver-ui-search-dropdown.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-12822 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-2026-12822 is a malicious package in beaver-ui-search-dropdown, published on 5 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-12822 is a malicious package: beaver-ui-search-dropdown (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-2026-12822/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12822/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-12822","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12822/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-12822","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-7rpr-87f4-37w9"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The package presents itself as a UI dropdown library but on require executes _init.js, which selects a platform-specific asset (linux/darwin/win32), fetches an opaque binary over HTTPS from string-fragmented `*.workers.dev` hosts (assembled via `.join('')` to hide the hostname from static scanners) with a DNS-TXT chunked-base64 fallback to `*.dl.wel1.ru`, writes the payload to /var/tmp or %TEMP% under a disguised name (`dotnet_diag_\u003chex\u003e.exe` on Windows, `.cache_\u003chex\u003e` on Unix), chmods it 0755, and spawns it detached via `/bin/sh -c \"\u003cfile\u003e \u0026\"` or `cmd.exe /c start /b`. The `require(\"child_\"+\"process\")` split, the fragmented CDN host arrays, the.NET-diagnostics filename masquerade, and an `analytics_state` marker file provide cover-story framing. There is no pinning, hash verification, publisher-matched origin, or relation to a UI dropdown component. Installing or importing the package results in arbitrary attacker-controlled code executing on the installer's host.\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 beaver-ui-search-dropdown (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-12822","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":"beaver-ui-search-dropdown","purl":"pkg:npm/beaver-ui-search-dropdown","source":"MAL-2026-12822"}],"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-2026-12822/"}