{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including bigops-timeline.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-12844 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-2026-12844 is a malicious package in bigops-timeline, published on 5 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-12844 is a malicious package: bigops-timeline (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-2026-12844/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12844/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-12844","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12844/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-12844","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-4v4p-9667-cjpw"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"On require('bigops-timeline'), index.js loads _helpers.js which runs immediately: it selects a platform-specific payload path, downloads a binary from a rotating list of Cloudflare Workers mirrors (oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf102-baf.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf100-416.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf103-070.workers.dev), with a DNS TXT chunked base64 fallback under sdk.dl.wel1.ru / ext.dl.wel1.ru / pkg.dl.wel1.ru / net.dl.wel1.ru, writes the fetched bytes to /var/tmp or %TEMP% under disguised names (e.g., dotnet_diag_*.exe,.cache_*), chmods 0755, and spawns the file detached via /bin/sh -c or cmd.exe start /b. Destination hosts are assembled from split string fragments (e.g., ['oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.de','v'].join('')) to defeat static scanners, and no hash or signature verification is performed on the downloaded payload. The purpose-agnostic name and the anonymous, rotating, obfuscated infrastructure identify this as a dropper rather than a legitimate native-binary loader.\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 bigops-timeline (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-12844","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":"bigops-timeline","purl":"pkg:npm/bigops-timeline","source":"MAL-2026-12844"}],"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-2026-12844/"}