MAL-2026-13900 Malicious code in @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-q (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
@years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-q
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-13900?

MAL-2026-13900 is a malicious package in @years19/n8n-nodes-utils-helper-q, published on 12 Aug 2026.

Official description

Package @years19/[email protected] ships two byte-identical top-level scripts (callback.js and index.js). package.json declares "main":"index.js" and "postinstall":"node callback.js", so the same payload fires both on npm install and on any require()/import of the package. On execution the scripts download multiple tarballs (mhddos, pyroxy, impacket, multidict) from jasabersama.id over HTTPS with certificate verification disabled (rejectUnauthorized:false), extract them under /tmp, and spawn python3 start.py in the background to launch UDP/TCP/GET flood traffic against 103.118.252.21 — turning the installer's machine into a DDoS attack node. Separately, the scripts run id and hostname, base64-encode the output, and send it via HTTPS GET to jasabersama.id/portfolio-data.php, exfiltrating installer host identity to a hardcoded attacker-controlled endpoint. Multiple auto-execution paths, TLS validation disabled, and an unrelated non-publisher host delivering opaque archives that are then executed match a canonical install-time RCE / dropper with concurrent host abuse and exfiltration.

What should I do about MAL-2026-13900?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

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