{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including vlbhvgovbbhfab.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-13842 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-2026-13842 is a malicious package in vlbhvgovbbhfab, published on 12 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-13842 is a malicious package: vlbhvgovbbhfab (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-2026-13842/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13842/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-13842","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13842/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-13842","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-hhjm-g3g8-qrpv"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Package vlbhvgovbbhfab@1.0.0 contains 2 files. No install-time lifecycle scripts, exfiltration primitives, hardcoded network destinations, credential-file reads, obfuscated payloads, or dropper patterns were observed in the package contents. The random-looking name and minimal footprint are consistent with a placeholder or test publication rather than a functional library.\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 vlbhvgovbbhfab (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-13842","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":"vlbhvgovbbhfab","purl":"pkg:npm/vlbhvgovbbhfab","source":"MAL-2026-13842"}],"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-2026-13842/"}