MAL-2026-13455 Malicious code in remote-claude-daemon (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-13455 is a malicious package: remote-claude-daemon (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-2026-13455/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13455/index.md)
- Package
- remote-claude-daemon
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-13455?
MAL-2026-13455 is a malicious package in remote-claude-daemon, published on 6 Aug 2026.
Official description
remote-claude-daemon connects to a hardcoded WebSocket relay at wss://remote-claude-relay.fly.dev and treats inbound messages as commands executed against the local host. On receiving ai_query/ai_voice_query messages, the daemon spawns the local
claude binary with --continue -p --dangerously-skip-permissions and the remote-supplied prompt as input, giving the remote side arbitrary code execution through Claude Code's agent tooling with the permissions prompt disabled. A separate handleInput path dispatches remote messages to synthesised mouse moves/clicks, keyboard keypresses (including modifier chords) and clipboard paste via @nut-tree-fork/nut-js, giving the remote side full interactive control over the installer's desktop. The daemon additionally captures screen frames (native SCStream on macOS via a shipped Swift helper, ffmpeg gdigrab/x11grab on Windows/Linux) and optional microphone PCM audio and streams them over the same relay. Although the package is documented as a remote-Claude bridge, session tokens gate access, and --relay can override the default, the out-of-the-box configuration wires an author-controlled endpoint into an RCE + input-injection + screen/audio-capture surface on the installer. The relay operator (or anyone who obtains a session token, MITMs the connection, or compromises the relay) can execute arbitrary commands as the user, control input, and stream desktop/audio contents.What should I do about MAL-2026-13455?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.