# MAL-2026-14249: Malicious code in localize-extract (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `localize-extract` (npm)
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-14249?

MAL-2026-14249 is a malicious package in localize-extract, published on 19 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

localize-extract@1.0.0 executes a postinstall script that collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), platform, arch, node version, package name, lifecycle event) and POSTs them as JSON to the hardcoded endpoint https://1zrgq9h2.instances.poc.jchunt.top/localize-extract at npm install time. The package name resembles @angular/localize and the tarball references the upstream angular/localize package.json, consistent with a dependency-confusion / typosquat probe. Data leaves the installer's machine to an attacker-chosen host without consent on install.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14249?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-14249 is a malicious package: localize-extract (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-2026-14249/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14249/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14249

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14249/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.