{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including metrics-probe-dc85.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-5983 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-2026-5983 is a malicious package in metrics-probe-dc85, published on 17 Jun 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-5983 is a malicious package: metrics-probe-dc85 (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-2026-5983/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-5983/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-5983","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-5983/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-5983","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-49m3-wjc7-7pxw"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"On install, package.json declares `postinstall: node run.js`, which auto-executes run.js when the package is installed. run.js imports `os`, `fs`, `http`, `https`, and `child_process`, collects host identity via `os.hostname()` and `os.platform()`, reads from the local filesystem, and POSTs the gathered data over HTTP/HTTPS. The combination of automatic install-time execution, host-identity enumeration, filesystem reads, and outbound POST traffic is the canonical install-time host-fingerprinting / exfiltration pattern. Installing this package causes the installer's machine identity and local file content to be sent to a remote endpoint without consent.\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 metrics-probe-dc85 (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-5983","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":"metrics-probe-dc85","purl":"pkg:npm/metrics-probe-dc85","source":"MAL-2026-5983"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-06-17","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-2026-5983/"}