# MAL-2026-13394: Malicious code in @activepieces/piece-google-bigquery (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `@activepieces/piece-google-bigquery` (npm)
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-13394?

MAL-2026-13394 is a malicious package in @activepieces/piece-google-bigquery, published on 6 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package presents itself as an Activepieces connector for Google BigQuery but src/index.js combines require("child_process"), an OS reconnaissance command (ping), and multiple POST calls to an external endpoint at module load. This is the network-command-exfiltration + hardcoded-C2 shape rather than a BigQuery client: a legitimate BigQuery piece would call googleapis / @google-cloud/bigquery, not shell out and POST host data to an unrelated destination. Loading the module therefore executes attacker-controlled behavior against the installer's host with no relation to the advertised BigQuery functionality.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-13394?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-13394 is a malicious package: @activepieces/piece-google-bigquery (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-2026-13394/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13394/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13394

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13394/
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