# MAL-2026-11468: Malicious code in install-native-host (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `install-native-host` (npm)
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4wvg-prm7-99h4

## What is MAL-2026-11468?

MAL-2026-11468 is a malicious package in install-native-host, published on 31 Jul 2026. 

### Official description

lib/report.js collects host and user identifying data via os.hostname(), os.userInfo(), execSync-invoked system commands, and fs.readFileSync of local files, then POSTs the collected data over https.request to a hardcoded Zapier hooks endpoint (https://hooks.zapier.com). The destination is not a caller-configurable option and is unrelated to any documented native-host installation purpose implied by the package name. The combination of system-info collection, filesystem reads, and transmission to a hardcoded third-party webhook is a credential/host reconnaissance exfiltration pattern.

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-2026-11468?

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-2026-11468 is a malicious package: install-native-host (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-2026-11468/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11468/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-11468

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11468/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.