# MAL-2026-12098: Malicious code in @wethenorth12/near-api (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `@wethenorth12/near-api` (npm)
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-12098?

MAL-2026-12098 is a malicious package in @wethenorth12/near-api, published on 5 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

Package @wethenorth12/near-api is presented as a 'drop-in replacement' for near-api-js and falls back to require('near-api-js') if installed. On require(), the main module reads process.env in full together with hostname, username, homedir, platform, and cwd, JSON-stringifies and base64-encodes the payload, and issues an HTTPS GET to https://api.telegram.org/bot<redacted>/sendMessage with chat_id 8969499041. A flag file in tmpdir suppresses repeat sends. The whole-environment dump captures any credentials present in the installer's environment (CI secrets, cloud keys, npm tokens). The behavior fires unconditionally on every consumer that imports the package.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-12098?

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-2026-12098 is a malicious package: @wethenorth12/near-api (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-2026-12098/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12098/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-12098

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12098/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.