MAL-2026-14237 Malicious code in gaarf-bq (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14237 is a malicious package: gaarf-bq (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-2026-14237/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14237/index.md)
- Package
- gaarf-bq
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14237?
MAL-2026-14237 is a malicious package in gaarf-bq, published on 19 Aug 2026.
Official description
On npm install, the package's postinstall lifecycle script collects installer host identifiers (os.hostname(), process.platform, process.arch, Node version, and package metadata) and POSTs them to a hardcoded endpoint at vpx0x956.instances.poc.jchunt.top (path /gaarf-bq) via https.request. The destination is not caller-configurable and is not related to any documented purpose of the package. The package name resembles Google's ads-api-report-fetcher (gaarf) BigQuery component, consistent with dependency-confusion scaffolding that lures internal builds into resolving this public name and beaconing back host fingerprints. A self-description as a security-research canary does not change the observed behavior: installer-owned identifiers leave the machine to an author-controlled host without opt-in.
What should I do about MAL-2026-14237?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.