{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including test12vv36.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-16311 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-2026-16311 is a malicious package in test12vv36, published on 21 Sep 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-16311 is a malicious package: test12vv36 (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-2026-16311/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16311/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-16311","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16311/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-16311","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"test12vv36@99.99.99 declares both preinstall and postinstall lifecycle hooks that execute index.js on npm install. index.js issues an HTTP GET to a hardcoded bare-IP endpoint at http://128.199.122.145/?test12vv36, sending the package name in the query string and disclosing the installer's source IP to the operator of that host. The version number (99.99.99) and package.json shape (dependency on a typosquat name 'requests@^0.3.0' plus a duplicate misspelled 'Dependencies' key) are consistent with a dependency-confusion or proof-of-concept publish rather than a functional library. Installing the package causes unauthenticated, unencrypted outbound network activity to attacker-controlled infrastructure at install time, confirming successful installation on the host.","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 test12vv36 (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-16311","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":"test12vv36","purl":"pkg:npm/test12vv36","source":"MAL-2026-16311"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-09-21","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-2026-16311/"}