# MAL-2026-5764: Malicious code in sys-info-cli-app (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `sys-info-cli-app` (npm)
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2026

## What is MAL-2026-5764?

MAL-2026-5764 is a malicious package in sys-info-cli-app, published on 14 Jun 2026. 

### Official description

The package's collect.js gathers host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.homedir()) along with filesystem and child_process introspection and POSTs them to a hardcoded external endpoint at http://aab.sportsontheweb.net. The destination is unrelated to any legitimate npm distribution infrastructure and the data flow has no documented purpose tied to the package's stated function. The combination of os/child_process/fs reads with an outbound POST to an attacker-controlled domain is the canonical host-reconnaissance / exfiltration shape. Installing or loading this package causes installer host metadata to be sent off-host to a third-party server.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-5764?

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-2026-5764 is a malicious package: sys-info-cli-app (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-2026-5764/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-5764/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-5764

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-5764/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.