{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including confluent-kafka-javascript.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-6682 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-2026-6682 is a malicious package in confluent-kafka-javascript, published on 30 Jun 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-6682 is a malicious package: confluent-kafka-javascript (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-2026-6682/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6682/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-6682","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6682/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-6682","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-j28m-58xp-3wgh"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Analysis of this package version produced no static indicator and no traced behavioral findings. The tarball does not exhibit lifecycle-script droppers, credential reads, environment scraping, hardcoded attacker network destinations, or other installer-harm patterns. With no concrete evidence of exfiltration, install-time remote code execution, silent-relay, or backdoor mechanisms in this version's content, there is no basis to block or escalate.\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 confluent-kafka-javascript (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-6682","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":"confluent-kafka-javascript","purl":"pkg:npm/confluent-kafka-javascript","source":"MAL-2026-6682"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-06-30","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-2026-6682/"}