{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including 8i7pp4.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17952 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-2026-17952 is a malicious package in 8i7pp4, published on 19 Oct 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17952 is a malicious package: 8i7pp4 (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-2026-17952/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17952/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17952","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17952/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17952","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-97qj-xxch-gv59"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Package 8i7pp4 version 0.0.0-stage contains only two files and no detected behaviors of concern. There are no lifecycle scripts fetching or executing remote content, no reads of installer secrets (environment variables, SSH/AWS/npm credentials, browser or wallet stores), no outbound network calls to attacker-controlled destinations, no obfuscated payloads, and no persistence or backdoor mechanisms. The version suffix and minimal file count are consistent with a placeholder, staging, or test publication rather than functional code.\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 8i7pp4 (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17952","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":"8i7pp4","purl":"pkg:npm/8i7pp4","source":"MAL-2026-17952"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-10-19","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-2026-17952/"}