MAL-2026-12671 Malicious code in dc-renewals-layout2 (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-12671 is a malicious package: dc-renewals-layout2 (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-2026-12671/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12671/index.md)
- Package
- dc-renewals-layout2
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-12671?
MAL-2026-12671 is a malicious package in dc-renewals-layout2, published on 5 Aug 2026.
Official description
The package's preinstall script auto-runs on npm install and issues a plaintext HTTP GET to http://75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse carrying the installer's hostname, username, current working directory, configured npm registry, and CI repository slug environment variables as query parameters. The 9999.0.0 version combined with the /depconfuse endpoint path is the fingerprint of a dependency-confusion reconnaissance beacon: the CI repository slug reveals the names of the installer's private internal packages/repos, which enables targeted follow-on dependency-confusion attacks against the installer's organization. The destination is a hardcoded bare IP on a non-standard port with no relation to the package's declared purpose.
What should I do about MAL-2026-12671?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.