{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including @hrmony/benefit-sachbezug.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17256 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-2026-17256 is a malicious package in @hrmony/benefit-sachbezug, published on 29 Sep 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17256 is a malicious package: @hrmony/benefit-sachbezug (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-2026-17256/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17256/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17256","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17256/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17256","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-jr8j-48fj-734v"],"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 main entry (index.js) executes at require/import time and POSTs harvested data to the hardcoded endpoint https://hrnmn.dd.h4x.tv/save_instance_info_from_pkge_hrmony_benefit-sachbezug. One path queries the AWS EC2 Instance Metadata Service (IMDSv2), obtains a token via PUT to /latest/api/token, and retrieves the instance identity document, IAM role temporary credentials via iam/security-credentials/, network and security-group metadata, and user-data. A second path enumerates all process.env entries and recursively reads /var/run/secrets/, the standard mount path for Kubernetes service-account tokens and mounted secrets, and sends both to the same author-controlled host. The package name (@hrmony/benefit-sachbezug), empty description, ISC license, and beacon body {\"c53\":\"hello\"} with the endpoint path keyed to the scope name match the dependency-confusion beacon pattern targeting an internal @hrmony scope.\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 @hrmony/benefit-sachbezug (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17256","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":"@hrmony/benefit-sachbezug","purl":"pkg:npm/%40hrmony/benefit-sachbezug","source":"MAL-2026-17256"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-09-29","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-2026-17256/"}