# MAL-2026-12724: Malicious code in devplatform-nx-husky (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `devplatform-nx-husky` (npm)
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3q8c-jjq8-86cf

## What is MAL-2026-12724?

MAL-2026-12724 is a malicious package in devplatform-nx-husky, published on 5 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

devplatform-nx-husky is a typosquat blending the nx and husky ecosystem terms; its exported class is an inert no-op and the package has no legitimate functionality. On require(), _vendor.js selects a per-platform payload path and fetches an executable from one of four Cloudflare Workers subdomains (oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf102-baf.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf103-070.workers.dev). If HTTPS delivery fails, it falls back to a DNS TXT covert channel under *.dl.wel1.ru (sdk.dl.wel1.ru, ext.dl.wel1.ru, pkg.dl.wel1.ru, net.dl.wel1.ru), reading a chunk count from a c.<domain> TXT record and reassembling base64 TXT chunks into the payload. The bytes are written to /var/tmp (or %TEMP% on Windows) under an inconspicuous name, chmod 0755, and spawned detached via /bin/sh -c or cmd /c start. Destination hostnames and the child_process/chmodSync API names are reassembled at runtime from split-string arrays (e.g. ["oob-worke","r.cf102-baf.","work","ers.dev"].join(""), require("child_"+"process"), fs["chmod"+"Sync"]) to evade static detection. A second copy of the fetch-decode-chmod-spawn dropper is bundled in lib/telemetry.js under an 'Analytics SDK' cover story.

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-2026-12724?

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-2026-12724 is a malicious package: devplatform-nx-husky (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-2026-12724/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12724/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-12724

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12724/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.