# MAL-2026-13968: Malicious code in @hzero-front-ui/cfg (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `@hzero-front-ui/cfg` (npm)
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-13968?

MAL-2026-13968 is a malicious package in @hzero-front-ui/cfg, published on 13 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

package.json declares preinstall and install lifecycle scripts that, on npm install, collect whoami, hostname, current working directory, and npm_package_name, base64-encode the concatenation, and transmit it to subdomains of callback.m0chan.co.uk via both an HTTPS GET (curl to https://<sub>.callback.m0chan.co.uk/<b64>) and a DNS lookup (nslookup against <pkgdns>.<sub>.callback.m0chan.co.uk). The 99.99.99 version and scoped name pattern are consistent with a dependency-confusion beacon targeting an internal @hzero-front-ui scope.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-13968?

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-2026-13968 is a malicious package: @hzero-front-ui/cfg (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-2026-13968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-13968/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13968

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