# MAL-2026-18278: Malicious code in @factoryz/apollo (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `@factoryz/apollo` (npm)
- **Published:** 25 Oct 2026

## What is MAL-2026-18278?

MAL-2026-18278 is a malicious package in @factoryz/apollo, published on 25 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

The package ships only an empty stub (`module.exports = {}`) and a manifest whose sole dependency `ltidisafe` is resolved from a hardcoded off-registry HTTPS URL (`https://ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/ltidisafe-3.8.7.tgz`) rather than a registry version range. `npm install @factoryz/apollo` fetches whatever bytes that URL returns and installs them, executing any lifecycle scripts (preinstall/install/postinstall) contained in the fetched tarball. There is no version pin, no integrity (`sshasum`) check, and no publisher binding — the host controller can swap the tarball contents at any time. The version number `99.9.1` is implausibly high for a package whose shipped code is a one-line stub, consistent with a dependency-confusion / resolution-winning shape. The lure package itself contains no other logic; the manifest IS the payload.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-18278?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-18278 is a malicious package: @factoryz/apollo (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-18278/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-18278/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18278

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-18278/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.