{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including kalasnik-npm-simple-test.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17206 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-2026-17206 is a malicious package in kalasnik-npm-simple-test, published on 28 Sep 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17206 is a malicious package: kalasnik-npm-simple-test (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-2026-17206/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17206/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17206","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17206/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17206","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-pm4h-xrhq-vh62"],"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 script send_data.js runs automatically on npm install. It reads C:\\temp\\test.txt from the installer's filesystem and POSTs the contents over plain HTTP to a hardcoded remote endpoint at 35.178.197.251:8080. Package metadata (\"Simplified test\", author \"Purple\", UNLICENSED) is consistent with a PoC exfiltration harness rather than a legitimate library.\n\nAny computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.","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 kalasnik-npm-simple-test (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17206","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":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"kalasnik-npm-simple-test","purl":"pkg:npm/kalasnik-npm-simple-test","source":"MAL-2026-17206"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-09-28","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-2026-17206/"}