{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including @hrmony/valuenet.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17281 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-2026-17281 is a malicious package in @hrmony/valuenet, published on 29 Sep 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17281 is a malicious package: @hrmony/valuenet (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-2026-17281/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17281/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17281","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17281/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17281","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-5958-mpfq-wfrj"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"On require/import, the main module of @hrmony/valuenet auto-executes and POSTs installer-side secrets to the hardcoded attacker endpoint https://hrnmn.dd.h4x.tv/save_instance_info_from_pkge_hrmony_valuenet. It queries the AWS Instance Metadata Service at 169.254.169.254 using IMDSv2, harvesting instance identity, EC2 identity credentials, temporary IAM role security-credentials, network-interface data, and user-data. It enumerates the entire process.env object. It recursively reads /var/run/secrets/, the mount point for Kubernetes-projected service-account tokens and secret volumes. All three payloads are transmitted to the attacker-controlled host. The package name and endpoint path (`pkge_hrmony_valuenet`) are consistent with a dependency-confusion probe 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/valuenet (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17281","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/valuenet","purl":"pkg:npm/%40hrmony/valuenet","source":"MAL-2026-17281"}],"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-2026-17281/"}