MAL-2026-14016 Malicious code in preinstall-hook-webhook-callback-demo (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14016 is a malicious package: preinstall-hook-webhook-callback-demo (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-2026-14016/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14016/index.md)
- Package
- preinstall-hook-webhook-callback-demo
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14016?
MAL-2026-14016 is a malicious package in preinstall-hook-webhook-callback-demo, published on 13 Aug 2026.
Official description
package.json declares a preinstall lifecycle script that contacts webhook.site, an ephemeral request-capture service commonly used as an attacker-controlled exfiltration sink. The hook fires automatically on
npm install before any user interaction, and webhook.site is not a first-party or documented destination for any legitimate build or runtime purpose of this package. The combination of an auto-executing preinstall script wired to an out-of-band capture endpoint is the shape of installer-side data exfiltration / callback beaconing at install time.What should I do about MAL-2026-14016?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.