MAL-2026-14042 Malicious code in @devmikets/hyperliquid-sdk (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14042 is a malicious package: @devmikets/hyperliquid-sdk (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-2026-14042/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14042/index.md)
- Package
- @devmikets/hyperliquid-sdk
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14042?
MAL-2026-14042 is a malicious package in @devmikets/hyperliquid-sdk, published on 14 Aug 2026.
Official description
package.json declares
inquirer with a tarball URL pointing at registrynpmjs.to — a domain that typosquats the official npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Running npm install fetches and installs whatever tarball is hosted at that attacker-controlled URL as a transitive dependency, delivering arbitrary code into the installer's node_modules on every install. The package otherwise mimics a legitimate Hyperliquid TypeScript SDK (README shape, @nktkas/rews dep, jsr.io/@std references), and inquirer (an interactive-prompt library) is not a normal runtime dependency for a trading SDK, indicating the entry exists as a delivery vector rather than a functional dependency.What should I do about MAL-2026-14042?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.