{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including commandor-cli.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-14172 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-2026-14172 is a malicious package in commandor-cli, published on 18 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-14172 is a malicious package: commandor-cli (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-2026-14172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14172/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-14172","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14172/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-14172","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 postinstall script in commandor-cli@1.0.0 (scripts/postinstall.js) XOR-decodes a hardcoded URL using key 'stf2026' that resolves to https://github.com/bebraz1/qPzM50V1AKG0rVlH/releases/download/null/main.exe, writes the fetched bytes to %TEMP%\\main.exe, and spawns the binary detached. On WSL a companion XOR-encoded blob decodes to a powershell.exe command that pipes the same URL through to execute the binary on the Windows host, extending reach to non-Linux installers. Alongside the dropper, the script assembles a bare IPv4 address from a split array ['193','70','34','101'] and POSTs a JSON install beacon carrying the resolved platform label to http://193.70.34.101:20099/vote over plain HTTP. The download source is a personal GitHub repository unrelated to any documented publisher, the binary is opaque with no hash or signature verification, and both the payload URL and the PowerShell bridge command are stored as XOR-encoded byte arrays rather than plaintext.","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 commandor-cli (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-14172","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":"commandor-cli","purl":"pkg:npm/commandor-cli","source":"MAL-2026-14172"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-08-18","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-2026-14172/"}