# MAL-2026-15590: Malicious code in com.db.autobahn.notification-center-electron (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `com.db.autobahn.notification-center-electron` (npm)
- **Published:** 30 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-15590?

MAL-2026-15590 is a malicious package in com.db.autobahn.notification-center-electron, published on 30 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

package.json declares preinstall and postinstall lifecycle scripts that automatically run curl on `npm install` to send installer identity (`whoami`, `hostname`, `$PWD`, timestamp) as query-string parameters to a long-random-label third-party host (`da9nfhavbsgte1dqq8fgrbb7fyfekc37i.cyowl.com`) over plain HTTP. The package name (`com.db.autobahn.notification-center-electron`) and implausibly high version (88.88.1) are consistent with a dependency-confusion lure targeting an internal scope; installing this package leaks host reconnaissance data to an external endpoint.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'com.db.autobahn.notification-center-electron' @ 88.88.2 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-15590?

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-2026-15590 is a malicious package: com.db.autobahn.notification-center-electron (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-2026-15590/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-15590/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-15590

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-15590/
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