MAL-2026-14222 Malicious code in streak-cal-core (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14222 is a malicious package: streak-cal-core (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14222/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14222/index.md)
- Package
- streak-cal-core
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14222?
MAL-2026-14222 is a malicious package in streak-cal-core, published on 19 Aug 2026.
Official description
index.mjs (the package's main entry) contains a ~500 KB base64-encoded x86-64 ELF payload stored in a
_store array disguised with a // --- Calibration Data --- comment. On import, the module joins the base64 chunks, writes the decoded bytes to disk with mode 0o755, dynamically imports node:child_process, and executes the dropped binary. The behavior fires as a top-level import side effect, so any consumer that requires or imports the package runs the embedded native code. The file's header comment labels the module streak-larq-hydration and references svelte-insight-hydration, while the package is published as streak-cal-core with a README pointing at svelte-streak-cal — internal naming does not match the published identity, consistent with a family of sibling typosquat variants. The advertised purpose (dependency-free calendar/streak math helper) is inconsistent with shipping and executing an opaque native binary.What should I do about MAL-2026-14222?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.