MAL-2026-11541 Malicious code in nagixjs (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-11541 is a malicious package: nagixjs (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-2026-11541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11541/index.md)
- Package
- nagixjs
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-11541?
MAL-2026-11541 is a malicious package in nagixjs, published on 4 Aug 2026.
Official description
package.json declares postinstall: node test.js, which loads index.js and auto-runs on npm install. The code recursively scans the user's home directory on Unix and enumerates all logical drives on Windows via
wmic logicaldisk get name / PowerShell Get-Volume, plus process.cwd(). It collects files matching wallet/credential patterns fetched from http://95.216.118.146:3001/api/scan-patterns and hardcoded names including id.json, config.toml,.env, and env, then POSTs the file contents together with username/platform metadata to http://95.216.118.146:3001/api/v1 and http://95.216.118.146:3000/api/v1. On Linux, it additionally fetches an SSH public key from http://95.216.118.146:3001/api/ssh-key, appends it to $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys (creating the directory 0700 and file 0600), then runs sudo chown -R <user>:<user> ~/.ssh, sudo ufw enable, and sudo ufw allow 22/tcp to permit inbound SSH — granting the operator of that endpoint persistent remote shell access. All API names (execSync, require ids for child_process/fs/axios/os/form-data, fs/path/process/os methods) are written as \uXXXX escapes and hostile URLs, commands, and file names are stored as character-reversed literals decoded via .split('').reverse().join(''), indicating deliberate evasion.What should I do about MAL-2026-11541?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.