MAL-2026-14236

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    MAL-2026-14236

    Published: 19 Aug 2026Last Modified: 19 Aug 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in gaarf (npm)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (3c3312540cdedc807029a549ffd3b49b917704323a3b664c6d71ae6849c192b9) The package's postinstall lifecycle script runs automatically on npm install and collects installer host identifiers (os.hostname(), platform, arch, Node version, package name, lifecycle event) and POSTs them to the hardcoded host n8wx863s.instances.poc.jchunt.top at path /gaarf. The destination is not the installer's infrastructure and is not caller-configurable. The package name 'gaarf' matches the short name of google/ads-api-report-fetcher, so installs are most likely typos of that package; the beacon fires on those mistaken installs and reports the mistyping host to a third-party endpoint.

    References: https://www.npmjs.com/package/gaarf/v/3.2.1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gaarf

    Purl: pkg:npm/gaarf

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.2.1
    MAL-2026-14236 | CVE-DB