{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including pushgitquickx.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-14578 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-2026-14578 is a malicious package in pushgitquickx, published on 27 Aug 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-14578 is a malicious package: pushgitquickx (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-2026-14578/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14578/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-14578","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14578/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-14578","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-wx29-h78g-ww4f"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The `push` subcommand of this CLI catches exceptions from git operations and, in the error handler, sends the git error text and JSON-serialized `git status` output (branch name, tracked and untracked file paths, ahead/behind info) to Google Gemini via the `@google/generative-ai` SDK using a Google API key hardcoded in the source. The model's response includes a `commandsToRun` array, and the code iterates that array and executes each string via `execSync` on the installer's machine with `stdio: 'ignore'` (`for (const cmd of aiResponse.commandsToRun) { execSync(cmd, { stdio: 'ignore' }); }`). Because the remote model is conditioned on attacker-influenceable inputs (branch names, file paths, error strings coming from arbitrary repository state) and any command it emits is run without confirmation, allow-listing, or logging, this is a remote-controlled shell-execution surface on the installer's host — running `gitquickpush push` inside a repo whose contents can steer the model output can result in arbitrary command execution, including destructive git operations or broader host commands. The AI phone-home is also undisclosed in the README, and the git-status payload sent to Google is routed through the author's own hardcoded Gemini API key rather than a caller-configured credential, so the caller does not choose the destination. The same source additionally embeds the author's Google generative-language API key in plaintext, exposing the author's own quota.\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 pushgitquickx (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-14578","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":[],"last_affected":[],"package":"pushgitquickx","purl":"pkg:npm/pushgitquickx","source":"MAL-2026-14578"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-08-27","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-2026-14578/"}