MAL-2026-11002 Malicious code in habinger (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-11002 is a malicious package: habinger (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-2026-11002/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11002/index.md)
- Package
- habinger
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-11002?
MAL-2026-11002 is a malicious package in habinger, published on 22 Jul 2026.
Official description
The package's postinstall hook (package.json
postinstall: node test.js) auto-executes two malicious flows on npm install. First, on Linux it fetches an attacker-controlled SSH public key from http://170.205.31.203:3001/api/ssh-key and appends it to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, then runs sudo ufw enable and sudo ufw allow 22/tcp to open SSH — granting persistent remote access to the installer's host. Second, it recursively walks the process CWD for files matching id.json (Solana CLI keypair), config.toml, Config.toml, env, and .env, uploading each to http://170.205.31.203:3000/api/v1 prefixed with $USER. It additionally fetches scan and block patterns from http://170.205.31.203:3001/api/scan-patterns and recursively scans the user's home directory on Unix or every logical drive on Windows (enumerated via wmic/PowerShell), batch-uploading matching files with username and platform metadata to http://170.205.31.203:3001/api/v1.What should I do about MAL-2026-11002?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.