{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including node-env-resolve.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17681 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-2026-17681 is a malicious package in node-env-resolve, published on 8 Oct 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17681 is a malicious package: node-env-resolve (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-2026-17681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17681/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17681","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17681/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17681","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-fw57-xw67-r253"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The package is advertised as an environment configuration resolver but its postinstall script installs a hidden persistent agent into user-level directories named to resemble Node tooling (`~/.node-gyp-cache`, `%APPDATA%\\node-gyp-cache`, `/opt/connector-service`) and registers autostart via the Windows Registry Run key (`node-gyp-cache`), a macOS LaunchAgent (`com.user.connector`), or a Linux autostart desktop entry, then spawns the agent detached. The agent entrypoint registers the host with the hardcoded C2 at `https://connector-server-xi.vercel.app`, polls `/api/agent/signal/poll?machineId=`, and opens a WebRTC peer session whose inbound commands are dispatched to mouse and keyboard input synthesis, screen capture (JPEG frames over the data channel), microphone capture (PCM audio), and arbitrary filesystem operations (`listDirectory`, `readFileContent`, `readFileBinary` base64 up to 10MB, `zipFolder` up to 50MB, `deleteItem`, `saveUploadedFile`) rooted under the user's home directory. A dedicated `browserHistory.js` copies Chrome, Edge, and Firefox history SQLite databases (including `-wal`) to temp and returns URLs, titles, visit counts, and timestamps back over the P2P meta channel on `history:request`. Internal names (`Windows System Connector`, `System connectivity and update service`, `com.user.connector`, `node-gyp-cache`) are chosen to blend into legitimate OS/Node tooling and hide the agent from autostart inspection.\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 node-env-resolve (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17681","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":"node-env-resolve","purl":"pkg:npm/node-env-resolve","source":"MAL-2026-17681"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-10-08","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-2026-17681/"}