{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including future-scripts.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17418 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-2026-17418 is a malicious package in future-scripts, published on 30 Sep 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17418 is a malicious package: future-scripts (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-2026-17418/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17418/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17418","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17418/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17418","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"On October 10, 2026 (local time), boom() calls localStorage.setItem('key', i) 100,000,000 times in a synchronous loop, potentially freezing a browser page. In version 0.0.2, the exported getCommonDateInRanges() calls boom() before input validation; the bundled source map confirms this path. Version 0.0.3 retains boom() as a separate export but no longer calls it from getCommonDateInRanges(), so an explicit call is required. Version 0.0.1 does not contain this routine. This is a static finding; actual victim impact was not observed.","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 future-scripts (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17418","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":"future-scripts","purl":"pkg:npm/future-scripts","source":"MAL-2026-17418"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-09-30","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-2026-17418/"}