MAL-2026-14045 Malicious code in @ferudionz/webautomation (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
@ferudionz/webautomation
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-14045?

MAL-2026-14045 is a malicious package in @ferudionz/webautomation, published on 14 Aug 2026.

Official description

The npm package @ferudionz/webautomation exposes a single function connet(x) whose sole behavior is to POST the caller-supplied argument to a hardcoded remote URL. The entire index.js is wrapped in an obfuscator.io-style RC4 string-array (_0x25ec=[...]) with a self-defending anti-debug IIFE (_0x320e22();) that runs at require time. The destination URL is reconstructed at runtime from ~13 concatenated RC4-decoded fragments, hiding it from static inspection. The package ships no README documenting a legitimate service endpoint, has empty author metadata, and describes itself only as a generic 'logger tool'. The package name and its documented usage suggest the argument passed to connet() is a wallet/account identifier, meaning caller-supplied identifiers are silently exfiltrated to an undisclosed author-controlled destination. The combination of a hidden destination, anti-debug wrapper, and a package that presents itself under an unrelated cover story is inconsistent with legitimate logger/webautomation libraries.

What should I do about MAL-2026-14045?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

Sources

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