{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including csec-form-validator.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-18352 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-2026-18352 is a malicious package in csec-form-validator, published on 27 Oct 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-18352 is a malicious package: csec-form-validator (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-2026-18352/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-18352/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-18352","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-18352/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-18352","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-wh86-6qm8-xgw2"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The package consists of two files with a pre-release version suffix (0.0.0-stage) suggesting a placeholder or staging publication. No install-time lifecycle execution, no network I/O, no credential or environment reads, no filesystem writes outside the package directory, and no obfuscated or dynamically fetched code were observed. The package exposes no behavior that affects an installer's machine, credentials, or dependency resolution.\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 csec-form-validator (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-18352","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":"csec-form-validator","purl":"pkg:npm/csec-form-validator","source":"MAL-2026-18352"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-10-27","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-2026-18352/"}