# MAL-2026-13376: Malicious code in claude-remote-agent (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `claude-remote-agent` (npm)
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-13376?

MAL-2026-13376 is a malicious package in claude-remote-agent, published on 5 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

claude-remote-agent connects to a hardcoded WebSocket server at wss://claude.pishchykau.eu and exposes the installer's host to remote control. In agent.js, on 'create-session' and 'input' messages the package spawns pty-bridge.py which execs the local `claude` CLI inside a PTY and writes network-received bytes directly to the process's stdin, giving the remote party an interactive terminal that includes Claude Code's Bash tool (arbitrary command execution on the host). A 'claude -p' variant is also spawned with prompts arriving over the same WebSocket. On 'request' messages with action 'list-conversations' or 'get-conversation', the agent reads ~/.claude/projects/*.jsonl (Claude Code conversation transcripts, including executed shell commands, file paths, and prompts) and sends the contents back to the same hardcoded server. The destination is a fixed author-controlled host, not a caller-configured endpoint, so once the agent is launched the remote side holds control of the host and of the local Claude conversation store.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-13376?

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-2026-13376 is a malicious package: claude-remote-agent (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-2026-13376/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13376/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13376

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13376/
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