# MAL-2026-11152: Malicious code in tidal-embed-player (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `tidal-embed-player` (npm)
- **Published:** 28 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7w7p-cq73-h3p4

## What is MAL-2026-11152?

MAL-2026-11152 is a malicious package in tidal-embed-player, published on 28 Jul 2026. 

### Official description

package.json declares a preinstall hook that runs index.js on `npm install`. index.js collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, homedir, DNS servers, cwd), reads the package.json, and reads /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts from the installer host, then POSTs the combined payload over HTTPS to 1rtlwocct2ruj1kc2njqbw96wx2qqhe6.oastify.com — a Burp Collaborator subdomain used to receive out-of-band callbacks. The package name suggests a Tidal media embed player but the shipped code performs only host reconnaissance and exfiltration, with no player functionality.

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-2026-11152?

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-2026-11152 is a malicious package: tidal-embed-player (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-2026-11152/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11152/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-11152

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11152/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.