{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including @angulaar/core.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17537 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-2026-17537 is a malicious package in @angulaar/core, published on 5 Oct 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17537 is a malicious package: @angulaar/core (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-2026-17537/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17537/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17537","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17537/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17537","record":{"aliases":[],"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 package.json defines a postinstall lifecycle script that fetches a JavaScript file from a non-publisher host (gitflic.ru, proxied via web.archive.org, at the path /project/hellscripter/install-scripts/blob/raw?file=node.js) and pipes the response directly into node, executing arbitrary remote code on the installer's machine during npm install. The fetched code is unpinned, unverified, and controlled by a third-party account unrelated to the Angular project. The package name @angulaar/core resembles @angular/core, increasing the likelihood of accidental installation.","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 @angulaar/core (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17537","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":"@angulaar/core","purl":"pkg:npm/%40angulaar/core","source":"MAL-2026-17537"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-10-05","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-2026-17537/"}