MAL-2026-14141 Malicious code in test-npm-snurkeburk-hackerone (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14141 is a malicious package: test-npm-snurkeburk-hackerone (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-2026-14141/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14141/index.md)
- Package
- test-npm-snurkeburk-hackerone
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14141?
MAL-2026-14141 is a malicious package in test-npm-snurkeburk-hackerone, published on 18 Aug 2026.
Official description
The package's preinstall lifecycle hook runs node index.js, which shells out to collect installer host identifiers (hostname, cwd, whoami) and the installer's public IP (via curl to ifconfig.me), hex-encodes the concatenated result, and issues nslookup queries against subdomains of snurkeburk.com. This exfiltrates installer host identity over DNS at npm install time, before any consumer code runs. There is no legitimate purpose for a package to encode host identifiers into DNS lookups against an author-controlled zone.
What should I do about MAL-2026-14141?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.