{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including @khaznatech/common.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-13973 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-2026-13973 is a malicious package in @khaznatech/common, published on 13 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-13973 is a malicious package: @khaznatech/common (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-2026-13973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13973/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-13973","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13973/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-13973","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The package's preinstall script (install-report.js) runs automatically on `npm install` and performs an HTTPS GET to a hardcoded webhook.site capture endpoint, appending the installer's hostname (os.hostname()) and current working directory basename (process.cwd()) to the URL path. webhook.site is an anonymous third-party request-capture service, not publisher infrastructure, and the exfiltrated values identify the installer's machine and project. The behavior is labeled as install telemetry in a comment but is not disclosed, not opt-in, and directed at an anonymous endpoint rather than a package-owned or caller-configured destination.","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 @khaznatech/common (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-13973","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":[],"last_affected":[],"package":"@khaznatech/common","purl":"pkg:npm/%40khaznatech/common","source":"MAL-2026-13973"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-08-13","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-2026-13973/"}