{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including tostpro.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17564 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-2026-17564 is a malicious package in tostpro, published on 5 Oct 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17564 is a malicious package: tostpro (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-2026-17564/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17564/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17564","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17564/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17564","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-x5qq-j2hm-34m3"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Package tostpro@99.101.0 declares scripts.preinstall='sh./rce_poc.sh'. On install, the shipped shell script runs id/hostname/pwd and appends a timestamped line to./RCE_POC_MARKER.txt in the installer's working directory. The script performs no network I/O, reads no credentials or environment, writes nothing outside the install tree, and installs no persistence. The declared main entry dist/index.js is not shipped in the tarball, so the package has no library/import-time behavior; the preinstall marker write is its only effect. The README identifies the package as a security-research canary demonstrating dependency-confusion exposure for an internal name, consistent with the implausibly high version (99.101.0) used to win resolution against an internal package. The preinstall execution path is a real supply-chain concern in principle because a future version could replace the benign marker with a hostile payload, but this version's shipped payload produces no attacker benefit and no destructive action against the installer.\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 tostpro (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17564","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":"tostpro","purl":"pkg:npm/tostpro","source":"MAL-2026-17564"}],"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-2026-17564/"}