MAL-2026-1260 Malicious code in webmd-url (npm)
- Package
- webmd-url
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-1260?
MAL-2026-1260 is a malicious package in webmd-url, published on 6 Mar 2026.
Official description
Package exfiltrates data via pre/postinstall scripts, and has a suspicious main entrypoint targeting MongoDB configurations. Package extracts data like username, hostname and current working directory and sends it to malicious domain http://4v6heh2m.requestrepo.com/depconf/webmd-url/
The package webmd-url was found to contain malicious code.
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-2026-1260?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-853v-5vhr-jmpc.