{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including paperclip2.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-6755 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-2026-6755 is a malicious package in paperclip2, published on 4 Jul 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-6755 is a malicious package: paperclip2 (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-2026-6755/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6755/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-6755","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6755/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-6755","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-27r8-2rjc-75rv"],"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 a postinstall lifecycle script that runs `node -e` code opening a TCP connection to 185.112.147.174:7007 and piping the socket to a spawned /bin/sh, giving the operator of that endpoint an interactive shell on the installer's machine. The package ships no other functionality — its sole effect on install is to establish this reverse shell. Any developer workstation or CI job running `npm install paperclip2` is compromised with arbitrary code execution as the invoking user.\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 paperclip2 (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-6755","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":"paperclip2","purl":"pkg:npm/paperclip2","source":"MAL-2026-6755"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-07-04","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-2026-6755/"}