{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including boardflow.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-5799 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-2026-5799 is a malicious package in boardflow, published on 15 Jun 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-5799 is a malicious package: boardflow (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-2026-5799/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-5799/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-5799","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-5799/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-5799","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-38x4-9p94-xg4p"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"package.json declares `preinstall: node install.js`, which fires automatically on `npm install`. install.js is heavily obfuscated (obfuscator.io string-array shuffle with `_0xNNNN` identifiers and split-string concatenation) to hide its behavior. After deobfuscation, the script downloads `https://www.pooron.org/ice.exe` into the OS temp directory as `tester_\u003crandomhex\u003e.exe`, chmods it 755, and spawn-detaches it via `spawn(PAYLOAD_PATH, [], {detached:true, stdio:'ignore', windowsHide:true}).unref()` — using a cmd-style invocation on Windows and direct exec on macOS/Linux. A console message `[boardstep] Optional dependency initialized.` is printed as a cover story (note that `boardstep` does not match the package name `boardflow`). The payload domain `pooron.org` is not the package's publisher, the URL is mutable and unpinned, no hash or signature check is performed, and the binary is opaque. Supporting indicators of disposability: README is 0 bytes, `dependencies` declares a self-reference (`boardflow: ^1.1.8`), and the package's stated kanban purpose has no implementing code. This is a textbook install-time dropper: any developer or build system running `npm install boardflow` immediately executes attacker-controlled code with the installer's privileges.\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.","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 boardflow (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-5799","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":"boardflow","purl":"pkg:npm/boardflow","source":"MAL-2026-5799"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-06-15","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-2026-5799/"}