Vulnerabilities

Security incident · MAL-2026-17806

Malicious code in ap3-foundations-ui (npm)

Published Oct 12, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 26, 2026 · Malicious code in ap3-foundations-ui

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

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Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for MAL-2026-17806. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Malicious code in ap3-foundations-ui with the linked advisory before you change production.

Severity

Unknown—

Known exploitation

Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV

EPSS

Awaiting synchronization with FIRST

Remediation

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Affected products

npm ap3-foundations-ui

ap3-foundations-ui describes itself as a security research PoC for dependency confusion and does not identify an upstream package it copies. Its hook runs during ; the script sends the package name and version, hostname, username, home directory, working directory, platform, architecture, and CI flag to . The npm account vikkuthetester22 published it on 2026-10-12. --- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (7469eefaab624821647b4e412c4ceac1f422d4857b8484767041fdc355398477) The package's preinstall hook runs index.js, which collects installer host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, os.homedir(), process.cwd(), os.platform(), os.arch(), and process.env.CI) and POSTs them as JSON to a hardcoded third-party collector at https://webhook.site/7dbd5e4e-3156-427f-b383-30c14d845587. The behavior fires automatically on without caller consent. The package is published at version 99.0.1 under a name consistent with an internal/private namespace, matching the shape of a dependency-confusion beacon used to confirm successful name hijack in a target environment. The exfiltrated fields identify the installing host, user account, working directory, and CI status — information useful for targeting follow-on attacks against the organization whose build pulled the package. ## Source: ghsa-malware (2a08a293df7b3bdb17da1149e35d01f30c8b4e27a90bae6dd0b5c93e2e67c606) Any 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.