{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including upload-to-gcp.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-14067 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-2026-14067 is a malicious package in upload-to-gcp, published on 15 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-14067 is a malicious package: upload-to-gcp (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-2026-14067/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14067/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-14067","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14067/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-14067","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"upload-to-gcp@3.2.1 runs a postinstall lifecycle script on npm install that collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), process.platform, process.arch, Node version, package name, npm lifecycle event) and POSTs them to a hardcoded remote endpoint at https://z5owtt3g.instances.poc.jchunt.top/upload-to-gcp. The destination is a random-looking subdomain not associated with Google Cloud Platform or any documented first-party service, and the transmission occurs automatically at install time with no opt-in and no disclosure. The package name suggests a GCP upload utility, which is inconsistent with the observed beaconing behavior to an unrelated host.","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 upload-to-gcp (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-14067","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":"upload-to-gcp","purl":"pkg:npm/upload-to-gcp","source":"MAL-2026-14067"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-08-15","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-2026-14067/"}