MAL-2026-2701

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/sanitize-url/MAL-2026-2701.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2701
Published
2026-04-16T13:51:15Z
Modified
2026-04-23T21:17:42.151022Z
Summary
Malicious code in sanitize-url (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (36f98260cc1b910a8921671795398ad7f986f02b0b7bc8efef18a4df09b87d51)

The package sanitize-url was found to contain malicious code.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (0614e2498dbee5c3133dc2dff5457f14cd9f7cd1ec54ac26a035f895c396bbfa)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'sanitize-url' @ 8.9.9 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-04-16T14:40:24.241655474Z",
            "versions": [
                "8.9.9"
            ],
            "sha256": "0614e2498dbee5c3133dc2dff5457f14cd9f7cd1ec54ac26a035f895c396bbfa",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-16T13:51:15Z"
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-04-23T20:49:15.209033865Z",
            "versions": [
                "8.9.9"
            ],
            "sha256": "36f98260cc1b910a8921671795398ad7f986f02b0b7bc8efef18a4df09b87d51",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-23T20:43:56Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / sanitize-url

Package

Name
sanitize-url
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Purl
pkg:npm/sanitize-url

Affected ranges

Affected versions

8.*
8.9.9

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/sanitize-url/MAL-2026-2701.json"