{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including ctf-agent.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-18335 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-2026-18335 is a malicious package in ctf-agent, published on 26 Oct 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-18335 is a malicious package: ctf-agent (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-2026-18335/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-18335/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-18335","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-18335/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-18335","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-2j3v-rjgw-5wgg"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Analysis of ctf-agent@0.1.0 (npm) across 154 files produced no indicators of credential theft, exfiltration, install-time or import-time remote code execution, silent relay, backdoor, or self-propagation. No lifecycle scripts fetching remote content, no hardcoded attacker destinations, no reads of installer secret paths (~/.aws, ~/.ssh, ~/.npmrc, browser or wallet stores), and no obfuscated payloads were observed.\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 ctf-agent (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-18335","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":[],"last_affected":[],"package":"ctf-agent","purl":"pkg:npm/ctf-agent","source":"MAL-2026-18335"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-10-26","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-2026-18335/"}