MAL-2026-13753 Malicious code in dcfarguscert (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-13753 is a malicious package: dcfarguscert (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-2026-13753/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13753/index.md)
- Package
- dcfarguscert
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-13753?
MAL-2026-13753 is a malicious package in dcfarguscert, published on 11 Aug 2026.
Official description
[email protected] registers both preinstall and postinstall lifecycle scripts that invoke src/telemetry.js. On install, telemetry.js collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, OS release, process.platform, process.arch, Node version, CI flag) and the output of
npm ls -g --depth=0 --json (the installer's globally installed npm package inventory), then POSTs the aggregated payload over plain HTTP to the hardcoded endpoint http://16-171-38-148.sslip.io:8080/api/install (bare IP 16.171.38.148 encoded via sslip.io). The version number 999.0.1 and the package description referencing a 'dependency test' with 'check ips' are consistent with a dependency-confusion beacon that fires unconditionally on install without any user consent or opt-out.What should I do about MAL-2026-13753?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.