# MAL-2026-11536: Malicious code in discord-vibegrations-api-helpers (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `discord-vibegrations-api-helpers` (npm)
- **Published:** 4 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-11536?

MAL-2026-11536 is a malicious package in discord-vibegrations-api-helpers, published on 4 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package declares a postinstall lifecycle hook (`postinstall: node postinstall.js`) that opens a TCP socket to 5.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:15496 and pipes it to a spawned `/bin/sh` process (client.pipe(sh.stdin); sh.stdout.pipe(client)). On `npm install`, this hands full interactive shell control of the installer's host to the remote endpoint, providing arbitrary code execution and a persistent backdoor for the duration of the tunnel. The ngrok dynamic-DNS tunnel is an attacker-controlled destination unrelated to any legitimate build behavior.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-11536?

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-2026-11536 is a malicious package: discord-vibegrations-api-helpers (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-2026-11536/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11536/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-11536

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11536/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.