# MAL-2026-13468: Malicious code in xdaxx (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `xdaxx` (npm)
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-13468?

MAL-2026-13468 is a malicious package in xdaxx, published on 6 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The tarball contains a working browser-side account-takeover payload gated to run on noviembrenacional.com. When loaded in a logged-in victim's browser, it uses the victim's authenticated session to delete other users' accounts via WordPress/BuddyPress `/members/<user>/settings/delete-account/` endpoints and, if the victim is the `noviembrenacional` administrator, changes the account email to `nyxalor_25@proton.me` and triggers a password reset — completing a full account takeover. Execution progress is beaconed to a canarytokens.com URL controlled by the payload author. The same exploit is shipped in two forms: `original.js` in cleartext and `i.js` as a unicode-escape/hex-obfuscated copy (identifiers like `_0xd243bf`, strings built via `\u00XX` escapes and reversed-string tricks). The package has no lifecycle hooks and the declared main entry is missing, so installing or importing the package does not itself run the payload against the installer's machine; the npm registry is being used as hosting/distribution for a targeted attack tool against a specific third-party site.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-13468?

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-2026-13468 is a malicious package: xdaxx (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-2026-13468/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13468/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13468

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.