{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including tfjs-inference.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-14192 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-2026-14192 is a malicious package in tfjs-inference, published on 19 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-14192 is a malicious package: tfjs-inference (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-2026-14192/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14192/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-14192","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14192/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-14192","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 name typosquats TensorFlow.js and its npm postinstall lifecycle script collects installer host identifiers (hostname, platform, arch, Node.js version, package name) and POSTs them as JSON to the hardcoded third-party host zl2u2d1x.instances.poc.jchunt.top at path /tfjs-inference. The exfiltration fires automatically on `npm install` with no opt-in and no configuration. Internal comments self-label the package as a security research canary, but the destination is author-controlled and the installer receives no notice or consent prompt.","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 tfjs-inference (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-14192","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":"tfjs-inference","purl":"pkg:npm/tfjs-inference","source":"MAL-2026-14192"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-08-19","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-2026-14192/"}