{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including path-internal-util.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-3312 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-2026-3312 is a malicious package in path-internal-util, published on 1 May 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-3312 is a malicious package: path-internal-util (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-2026-3312/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3312/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-3312","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3312/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-3312","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-c267-q765-387r"],"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 executes an IIFE that calls loadTokenData(), which fetches a base64-obfuscated URL (decoding to https://www.jsonkeeper.com/b/CWOV9), parses the JSON response, and passes data.content directly to eval(). The remote paste is mutable by whoever controls the jsonkeeper entry, so any installer that imports the package executes arbitrary attacker-controlled JavaScript in-process at import time. The package name impersonates Node's built-in `path` module and the README claims to be 'an exact copy of the NodeJS path module', increasing the chance of accidental installation by developers seeking a path polyfill.\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-internal-util' @ 1.0.1 (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-internal-util (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-3312","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","1.0.0"],"last_affected":["1.0.2"],"package":"path-internal-util","purl":"pkg:npm/path-internal-util","source":"MAL-2026-3312"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-05-01","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-2026-3312/"}