# MAL-2026-13742: Malicious code in zeal-rq-hooks (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `zeal-rq-hooks` (npm)
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-13742?

MAL-2026-13742 is a malicious package in zeal-rq-hooks, published on 11 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package includes canary.js which imports os/http/https and, at line 123, POSTs a JSON body containing os.hostname(), os.userInfo(), process.platform, node/npm version, and cwd to the hardcoded endpoint https://npm-canary.aveliscare.com. The hostname is not associated with the npm registry or a documented publisher and is embedded directly in the package's own shipped code. The collected fields (hostname, username, platform, cwd) are host-identifying reconnaissance data, and the network destination is not user-configurable in the flagged code path.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-13742?

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-2026-13742 is a malicious package: zeal-rq-hooks (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-2026-13742/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13742/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13742

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13742/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.