{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including blackbeards-navigator.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-3199 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-2026-3199 is a malicious package in blackbeards-navigator, published on 30 Apr 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-3199 is a malicious package: blackbeards-navigator (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-2026-3199/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3199/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-3199","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3199/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-3199","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-cfpj-hqgr-45g3"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Four pirate-themed npm packages (`blackbeards-navigator`, `beusy`, `sirens-lament`, `gunpowder-ghost`) were published by the npm account `beusy` with heavily inflated version numbers (209.0.0–210.0.0), a hallmark of dependency confusion attacks. Each package contains identical malicious lifecycle scripts (`preinstall`, `install`, and `postinstall`) that run on npm install, searching the entire filesystem (up to 8 directory levels deep) for HackTheBox CTF flags matching the pattern `HTB{`. If no flags are found, the scripts collect environment variables and `/proc/1/environ` as a fallback. The collected data is base64-encoded and exfiltrated via an HTTPS GET request to an attacker-controlled ngrok tunnel (`https://7f83-194-51-113-30.ngrok-free.app`), with the package name and hostname included as query parameters. The packages have no legitimate functionality; `index.js` exports an empty object.\n\nThis package (`blackbeards-navigator`) identifies itself as `pkg=blackbeards-navigator` in the exfil request. All three lifecycle hooks run the same payload, ensuring execution regardless of npm lifecycle ordering.\n\nThe package blackbeards-navigator was found to contain malicious code.\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 'blackbeards-navigator' @ 207.0.0 (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 blackbeards-navigator (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-3199","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":"blackbeards-navigator","purl":"pkg:npm/blackbeards-navigator","source":"MAL-2026-3199"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-04-30","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-2026-3199/"}