MAL-2026-11134 Malicious code in color-convert-helper (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-11134 is a malicious package: color-convert-helper (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-2026-11134/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11134/index.md)
- Package
- color-convert-helper
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-11134?
MAL-2026-11134 is a malicious package in color-convert-helper, published on 28 Jul 2026.
Official description
The package's postinstall.js runs automatically on npm install and executes a shell pipeline that collects host identity (hostname, whoami, id, sudo -l, uname), CI/GitHub Actions environment variables, network interface information, running processes, and environment variables filtered by KEY/TOKEN/SECRET/CREDENTIAL/NPM/AZURE/GCP/CLOUD, then queries cloud instance-metadata endpoints (AWS/Aliyun/GCP/Tencent at 169.254.169.254) to fetch IAM security credentials. The collected data is base64-encoded and curled to the hardcoded attacker-controlled OAST domain pzs5w7ntzhsnepwk564lyfdci3oucl0a.oastify.com. The script also performs DNS and HTTP probes against the internal hostname tst.woa.com and issues an SSRF forwarder request, reporting resolvability back to the same OAST domain. The advertised purpose of the package is color conversion; the actual behavior is credential and cloud-IAM harvesting plus internal-perimeter reconnaissance from every install host.
What should I do about MAL-2026-11134?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.