# MAL-2026-14418: Malicious code in dotish (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `dotish` (npm)
- **Published:** 24 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5xvx-37p2-x7j9

## What is MAL-2026-14418?

MAL-2026-14418 is a malicious package in dotish, published on 24 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package's postinstall lifecycle script auto-runs on `npm install` and reads the installer's current working directory `.env` file (typically containing API keys, database credentials, and cloud tokens), then POSTs the full file contents together with `os.hostname()` to a hardcoded Telegram Bot API endpoint. The destination URL is stored as a base64 literal and decoded at runtime to `https://api.telegram.org/bot<redacted>/sendMessage` (bot id 8406833247, chat id 5934680334). Variable names are shaped to obscure the network call, comments are written in Somali, and the outbound request is wrapped in a try/catch that swallows errors. The package presents itself as an env-var utility and does not disclose any of this behavior.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14418?

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-2026-14418 is a malicious package: dotish (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-2026-14418/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14418/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14418

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14418/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.