MAL-2026-14236 Malicious code in gaarf (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14236 is a malicious package: gaarf (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-2026-14236/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14236/index.md)
- Package
- gaarf
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14236?
MAL-2026-14236 is a malicious package in gaarf, published on 19 Aug 2026.
Official description
The package's postinstall lifecycle script runs automatically on npm install and collects installer host identifiers (os.hostname(), platform, arch, Node version, package name, lifecycle event) and POSTs them to the hardcoded host n8wx863s.instances.poc.jchunt.top at path /gaarf. The destination is not the installer's infrastructure and is not caller-configurable. The package name 'gaarf' matches the short name of google/ads-api-report-fetcher, so installs are most likely typos of that package; the beacon fires on those mistaken installs and reports the mistyping host to a third-party endpoint.
What should I do about MAL-2026-14236?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.