{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including strapi-plugin-ccsuc-meeb.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-16209 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-2026-16209 is a malicious package in strapi-plugin-ccsuc-meeb, published on 16 Sep 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-16209 is a malicious package: strapi-plugin-ccsuc-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-2026-16209/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16209/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-16209","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16209/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-16209","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 (postinstall.js, wired via scripts.postinstall in package.json) checks the installer's hostname against a hardcoded allowlist value ('ubuntu-fc-uvm') and, on match, spawns /bin/bash with a reverse-shell one-liner opening an interactive TCP shell to 14.225.210.85:80. The script uses child_process.exec, includes retry logic and a 60-second timeout, and runs automatically on `npm install`. The hostname gate indicates a targeted-dropper shape aimed at specific installer environments; on matching hosts the operator obtains full interactive command execution on the installer's machine.","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-ccsuc-meeb (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-16209","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-ccsuc-meeb","purl":"pkg:npm/strapi-plugin-ccsuc-meeb","source":"MAL-2026-16209"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-09-16","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-2026-16209/"}