{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including truecxikdsal.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-13835 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-2026-13835 is a malicious package in truecxikdsal, published on 12 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-13835 is a malicious package: truecxikdsal (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-2026-13835/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13835/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-13835","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13835/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-13835","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-983w-pp54-2vhc"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Package truecxikdsal@1.0.0 contains 2 files and no static or traced findings indicate exfiltration, install-time code execution, credential access, silent-relay, backdoor, or self-propagation. The package name has no obvious relationship to a known project and could reflect a placeholder or test publication, but the shipped contents do not exhibit a supply-chain attack pattern against installers.\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 truecxikdsal (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-13835","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":"truecxikdsal","purl":"pkg:npm/truecxikdsal","source":"MAL-2026-13835"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-08-12","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-2026-13835/"}