# MAL-2026-13714: Malicious code in @sqlite-labs/nodesql (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `@sqlite-labs/nodesql` (npm)
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-86f7-qh62-pq7c

## What is MAL-2026-13714?

MAL-2026-13714 is a malicious package in @sqlite-labs/nodesql, published on 10 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

@sqlite-labs/nodesql@1.0.5 ships an index.js that is a copy of the feross/buffer library with a single injected top-of-file statement `var ins = require('@sqlite-labs/createsql');`. The imported binding `ins` is never referenced anywhere else in the module; its sole effect is to trigger execution of the sibling package `@sqlite-labs/createsql` whenever a consumer performs `require('@sqlite-labs/nodesql')` or `import`s it. Package metadata reinforces the lure shape: description is empty, keywords are the generic `node`/`sql`, homepage points at `github.com/guilderguzman/sql-link`, and the README is titled `bare-stream` and instructs the reader to `npm i @sql-access/nods` — a different scope and name than the published package. The scope `@sqlite-labs` resembles established SQLite-ecosystem names but is not affiliated with them. Installing and importing this package causes attacker-controlled code in `@sqlite-labs/createsql` to run in the consumer's process at load time; no lifecycle hook is required.

Any 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.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-13714?

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-2026-13714 is a malicious package: @sqlite-labs/nodesql (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-2026-13714/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13714/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13714

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