# MAL-2026-14042: Malicious code in @devmikets/hyperliquid-sdk (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `@devmikets/hyperliquid-sdk` (npm)
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2026

## 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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
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)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14042

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