{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including broadcast-graphics-mcp.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-14228 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-2026-14228 is a malicious package in broadcast-graphics-mcp, published on 19 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-14228 is a malicious package: broadcast-graphics-mcp (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-2026-14228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14228/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-14228","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14228/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-14228","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 postinstall script runs automatically on `npm install` and collects host identifiers from the installer machine (os.hostname(), platform, arch, node version, package name, npm lifecycle event, timestamp), then POSTs them as JSON to the hardcoded host `2obx43du.instances.poc.jchunt.top` at path `/broadcast-graphics-mcp`. The destination is not a first-party or user-configurable endpoint; installation of the package unconditionally leaks installer-side identity data to a remote party. The package self-labels as a 'security research canary', but self-labeling does not change the behavior: installing this package causes install-time exfiltration of host metadata to an author-controlled endpoint.","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 broadcast-graphics-mcp (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-14228","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":"broadcast-graphics-mcp","purl":"pkg:npm/broadcast-graphics-mcp","source":"MAL-2026-14228"}],"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-2026-14228/"}