{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including ap3-foundations-ui.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17806 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-2026-17806 is a malicious package in ap3-foundations-ui, published on 12 Oct 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17806 is a malicious package: ap3-foundations-ui (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-2026-17806/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17806/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17806","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17806/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17806","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-g9j6-f655-22p6"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"ap3-foundations-ui describes itself as a security research PoC for dependency confusion and does not identify an upstream package it copies. Its `preinstall` hook runs `node index.js` during `npm install`; the script sends the package name and version, hostname, username, home directory, working directory, platform, architecture, and CI flag to `https://webhook.site/7dbd5e4e-3156-427f-b383-30c14d845587`. The npm account vikkuthetester22 published it on 2026-10-12.\n\nThe package's preinstall hook runs index.js, which collects installer host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, os.homedir(), process.cwd(), os.platform(), os.arch(), and process.env.CI) and POSTs them as JSON to a hardcoded third-party collector at https://webhook.site/7dbd5e4e-3156-427f-b383-30c14d845587. The behavior fires automatically on `npm install` without caller consent. The package is published at version 99.0.1 under a name consistent with an internal/private namespace, matching the shape of a dependency-confusion beacon used to confirm successful name hijack in a target environment. The exfiltrated fields identify the installing host, user account, working directory, and CI status — information useful for targeting follow-on attacks against the organization whose build pulled the package.\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 ap3-foundations-ui (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17806","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":"ap3-foundations-ui","purl":"pkg:npm/ap3-foundations-ui","source":"MAL-2026-17806"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-10-12","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-2026-17806/"}