{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including vczxijghsvizu4.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-13839 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-2026-13839 is a malicious package in vczxijghsvizu4, published on 12 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-13839 is a malicious package: vczxijghsvizu4 (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-2026-13839/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13839/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-13839","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13839/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-13839","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-25mh-x4hm-gcpg"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Package vczxijghsvizu4@1.0.0 contains 2 files with no a static rule matches and no traced behavior indicating exfiltration, install-time code execution, credential access, silent relay, backdoor, or self-propagation. The random-looking package name is unusual and may indicate a placeholder, test upload, or throwaway publication, but the shipped code does not demonstrate any mechanism that harms an installer.\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 vczxijghsvizu4 (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-13839","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":"vczxijghsvizu4","purl":"pkg:npm/vczxijghsvizu4","source":"MAL-2026-13839"}],"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-2026-13839/"}