{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including path-extend.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2929 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-2026-2929 is a malicious package in path-extend, published on 14 Apr 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2929 is a malicious package: path-extend (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-2026-2929/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2929/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2929","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2929/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2929","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-qvmc-2hcj-8h4f"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"On require(), path.js runs an IIFE that calls a loader which fetches a base64-hidden URL (https://www.jsonkeeper.com/b/XTTBX) from jsonkeeper.com — an anonymous, mutable JSON paste host — and passes the returned `data.content` to eval(). A second loader fetches https://www.jsonkeeper.com/b/P0CND for the same purpose. Variable names (`randomStringRe`, `tokenStringRe`) and base64-encoded URLs are obfuscation to evade scanning. The package name typosquats Node's built-in `path` module; package.json lists an empty author field and a generic 'Node.js path module' description, while path.js is otherwise a verbatim copy of Node core's path.js with the malicious fetch+eval block injected. Any installer that require()s this package runs attacker-controlled JavaScript in their Node process, with content the attacker can change at any time by editing the paste.\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.\n\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'path-extend' @ 1.0.11 (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 path-extend (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-2929","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":"path-extend","purl":"pkg:npm/path-extend","source":"MAL-2026-2929"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-04-14","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-2026-2929/"}