# MAL-2026-6355: Malicious code in ppt-creator (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `ppt-creator` (npm)
- **Published:** 23 Jun 2026

## What is MAL-2026-6355?

MAL-2026-6355 is a malicious package in ppt-creator, published on 23 Jun 2026. 

### Official description

On `npm install`, package.json's `preinstall` hook runs index.js, which collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.userInfo(), homedir, DNS servers, __dirname, the package's own package.json) and reads the contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, then HTTPS-POSTs the resulting JSON to a Burp Collaborator subdomain at 3z3l99x7vp8us6lzqm575hfh58bzzqnf.oastify.com. The package has no documented purpose and no library functionality — its only effect on installers is the exfiltration beacon. Any developer or CI system that runs `npm install ppt-creator` leaks user-account enumeration data and host fingerprints to the attacker-controlled collaborator endpoint.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-6355?

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-2026-6355 is a malicious package: ppt-creator (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-2026-6355/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6355/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-6355

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6355/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.