# MAL-2026-13816: Malicious code in hxckdoeaqjlc8 (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `hxckdoeaqjlc8` (npm)
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6gwr-m2g4-3mfv

## What is MAL-2026-13816?

MAL-2026-13816 is a malicious package in hxckdoeaqjlc8, published on 12 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package ships a single HTML file that impersonates Cloudflare's 'Just a moment...' interstitial. On Turnstile widget callback, embedded JavaScript reconstructs the URL 'https://checkout.microlive.club/' from concatenated string fragments and calls window.location.replace to redirect the visitor to that host, forwarding any inbound query-string parameters via URLSearchParams. package.json declares no lifecycle scripts and 'main' points at the HTML file, so nothing executes on npm install or require. The artifact is a phishing/redirect landing page abusing the npm registry as static hosting; the target audience is browser visitors served this file elsewhere, not developers who install the package.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-13816?

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-2026-13816 is a malicious package: hxckdoeaqjlc8 (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-2026-13816/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13816/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13816

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13816/
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