MAL-2026-14029 Malicious code in axios-fast (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14029 is a malicious package: axios-fast (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-2026-14029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14029/index.md)
- Package
- axios-fast
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14029?
MAL-2026-14029 is a malicious package in axios-fast, published on 14 Aug 2026.
Official description
[email protected] declares a preinstall lifecycle script in package.json that runs a Node one-liner which POSTs the entire process.env of the installing machine to a hardcoded webhook.site inbox (https://webhook.site/31e82bcd-a220-42e6-82f0-4f082e8fa80e/). The script fires automatically on npm install, before any code is reviewed, and dumps all environment variables — routinely including AWS_*, NPM_TOKEN, GH_TOKEN, and other CI/build secrets — to a third-party attacker-controlled endpoint. The package name typosquats the popular axios HTTP client but its shipped functionality is limited to this install-time exfiltration.
What should I do about MAL-2026-14029?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.