{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including remove-bg-serverless-azure.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-14438 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-2026-14438 is a malicious package in remove-bg-serverless-azure, published on 24 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-14438 is a malicious package: remove-bg-serverless-azure (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-2026-14438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14438/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-14438","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14438/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-14438","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-65rf-pp5h-8fw9"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"package.json declares `preinstall: node index.js`, so `npm install` automatically runs index.js. index.js reads os.hostname(), os.userInfo(), the user home directory, DNS server configuration, and the contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, and POSTs the collected data over HTTPS to the hardcoded host 7iqn7pls4ly6w8valba0xcxygpmha7yw.oastify.com (a Burp Collaborator / OAST subdomain used as an attacker-controlled callback). Installing the package causes installer-side identifiers and sensitive system files to be sent to an external attacker endpoint on install.\n\nAny 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.","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 remove-bg-serverless-azure (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-14438","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":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"remove-bg-serverless-azure","purl":"pkg:npm/remove-bg-serverless-azure","source":"MAL-2026-14438"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-08-24","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-2026-14438/"}