# MAL-2026-10416: Malicious code in kuaishou (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `kuaishou` (npm)
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hwmq-4g98-3x4p

## What is MAL-2026-10416?

MAL-2026-10416 is a malicious package in kuaishou, published on 13 Jul 2026. 

### Official description

The package's `prepare` lifecycle script, which runs automatically on `npm install`, collects host, user, and platform identifiers along with the full `process.env` and POSTs them to a hardcoded ngrok tunnel at crabbing-thong-overhung.ngrok-free.dev (path `/?cross_os_cloud=1`). When executed in GitHub Actions, it additionally reads ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_URL and ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_TOKEN, requests a GitHub Actions OIDC ID token, and includes that token in the exfiltrated payload. The version number (99.9.9) and hardcoded attacker-controlled tunnel destination are consistent with a dependency-confusion / typosquat lure targeting CI environments; the OIDC token can be exchanged for cloud credentials via configured trust relationships.

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-2026-10416?

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-2026-10416 is a malicious package: kuaishou (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-2026-10416/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10416/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-10416

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10416/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.