# MAL-2026-4639: Malicious code in pg-expense-example (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `pg-expense-example` (npm)
- **Published:** 22 May 2026

## What is MAL-2026-4639?

MAL-2026-4639 is a malicious package in pg-expense-example, published on 22 May 2026. 

### Official description

On require/load, index.js unconditionally collects host identifiers (hostname, username, platform, arch, cwd, pid) and sends them as URL query parameters via HTTPS GET to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator-style domain `vwfmeddcdgidvdwpkigkg0l8us5vf3wtx.oast.fun`. The package ships no advertised functionality — its only behavior on load is the beacon. package.json has empty author/description fields and declares an unused `chalk` dependency. A code comment in Azerbaijani (`sənin domenin` = 'your domain') is consistent with an attacker-controlled callback host, indicating PoC/reconnaissance malware rather than legitimate software.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-4639?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-4639 is a malicious package: pg-expense-example (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-2026-4639/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-4639/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-4639

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-4639/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.