{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including sanitize-url.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2701 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-2026-2701 is a malicious package in sanitize-url, published on 16 Apr 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2701 is a malicious package: sanitize-url (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-2026-2701/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2701/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2701","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2701/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2701","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The package sanitize-url was found to contain malicious code.\n\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'sanitize-url' @ 8.9.9 (npm) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\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 sanitize-url (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-2701","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":"sanitize-url","purl":"pkg:npm/sanitize-url","source":"MAL-2026-2701"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-04-16","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-2026-2701/"}