MAL-2026-13405 Malicious code in vitest-preview-pro-all (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
vitest-preview-pro-all
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-13405?

MAL-2026-13405 is a malicious package in vitest-preview-pro-all, published on 6 Aug 2026.

Official description

package.json postinstall runs lib/utils/index.js, which spawns a detached Node child executing lib/utils/smtp-connection/index.js. That file is heavily obfuscated with obfuscator.io-style hex-identifier string arrays hiding an axios GET to https://api.jsonbin.io/v3/b/6a719632da38895dfeb7128d and a new Function('require', data.record.message)(require) sink — arbitrary remote code execution on the installer's machine at npm install time, with require passed in for full Node capability. The package name is vitest-preview-pro-all but the shipped main is a copy of the nodemailer library (author 'Andris Reinman'), an impersonation cover for the dropper. The jsonbin.io host is mutable, third-party, and attacker-controlled; the fetched payload is not pinned, hashed, or signed.

What should I do about MAL-2026-13405?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

Sources

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