# MAL-2026-13277: Malicious code in dlab_workshop (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `dlab_workshop` (npm)
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-13277?

MAL-2026-13277 is a malicious package in dlab_workshop, published on 5 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package's index.js reads installer-owned secret files from the home directory (~/.ssh/id_rsa, ~/.ssh/id_ed25519, ~/.ssh/config, ~/.aws/credentials, ~/.npmrc, ~/.gitconfig,.env variants, secrets.json, credentials.json), enumerates process.env for keys matching sensitive keywords (API, KEY, SECRET, TOKEN, PASS, AWS, GITHUB, SLACK, WEBHOOK, AUTH, CERT, PRIVATE), and walks the working directory for.env/.js/.json config, secret, key, and credential files. The collected data is base64-encoded and POSTed to a hardcoded Burp Collaborator (oastify.com) subdomain along with os.hostname() and os.userInfo() identifiers. package.json wires this payload to run automatically via both preinstall and postinstall lifecycle hooks ("node index.js"), and index.js also invokes executePayload() at top level so require() triggers the same behavior. No legitimate functionality is present.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'dlab_workshop' @ 1.0.7 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-13277?

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-2026-13277 is a malicious package: dlab_workshop (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-2026-13277/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13277/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13277

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13277/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.