{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including @flexmr/utils.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17888 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-2026-17888 is a malicious package in @flexmr/utils, published on 14 Oct 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17888 is a malicious package: @flexmr/utils (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-2026-17888/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17888/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17888","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17888/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17888","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-hpc9-fxqh-hhf8"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"@flexmr/utils@3.0.12 ships a one-line re-export stub whose package.json declares its sole dependency `daemon-thread-lookup-buffer` via a direct HTTPS URL to a non-registry host: `https://artifacts.creditslib.com/npm/daemon-thread-lookup-buffer`. The dependency is unpinned, carries no integrity hash, and is not resolved through the npm registry. On `npm install`, npm fetches whatever bytes that host returns and installs them as a package, executing any lifecycle scripts (`preinstall`/`install`/`postinstall`) contained in that artifact; the shipped index.js then re-exports the fetched module so `require('@flexmr/utils')` also loads its code. The manifest further exhibits dependency-confusion shape: the `@flexmr/*` scope with placeholder metadata (author `Package Registry`, generic description, example.com repository) suggests a package intended to shadow an internal name during resolution. Control of install-time and import-time code execution on the installer's host rests entirely with the operator of `artifacts.creditslib.com`.\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.\n\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified '@flexmr/utils' @ 3.0.12 (npm) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.","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 @flexmr/utils (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17888","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":"@flexmr/utils","purl":"pkg:npm/%40flexmr/utils","source":"MAL-2026-17888"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-10-14","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-2026-17888/"}