MAL-2026-13298 Malicious code in dolyame-boxy-block (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-13298 is a malicious package: dolyame-boxy-block (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-2026-13298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13298/index.md)
- Package
- dolyame-boxy-block
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-13298?
MAL-2026-13298 is a malicious package in dolyame-boxy-block, published on 5 Aug 2026.
Official description
[email protected] ships a
_runtime.js module that is unconditionally required from index.js at load time. On import, _runtime.js reconstructs attacker-controlled hostnames from split string arrays (e.g. ["oob-wor","ker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev"].join("") producing oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev, and similar for oob-worker.cf100-416.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf103-070.workers.dev), performs an https.get to a platform-specific endpoint, writes the returned bytes to /var/tmp or %TEMP% under a decoy filename (.cache_<rand> on POSIX, dotnet_diag_<rand>.exe on Windows), chmod 0755s the file, and spawns it detached via /bin/sh -c "<path> &" or cmd.exe with stdio:"ignore" and .unref(). If the HTTPS mirrors fail, a DNS-TXT covert channel under sdk.dl.wel1.ru / ext.dl.wel1.ru / pkg.dl.wel1.ru / net.dl.wel1.ru retrieves a base64-encoded payload chunked across multiple TXT records (c.<domain>, 0.<domain>, 1.<domain>…), reassembles it, and executes it through the same write-and-spawn sink. The advertised purpose ("boxy block" UI library) does not match the shipped behavior; the hostnames are obfuscated to evade static string search; the fetched binary is unpinned, unhashed, and unsigned. Any consumer that require()s or imports the package triggers full-host remote code execution.What should I do about MAL-2026-13298?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.