MAL-2026-14163 Malicious code in axois-http (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14163 is a malicious package: axois-http (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-2026-14163/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14163/index.md)
- Package
- axois-http
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14163?
MAL-2026-14163 is a malicious package in axois-http, published on 18 Aug 2026.
Official description
axois-http is a typosquat of axios (index.js exports an empty object). Its scripts/postinstall.js unconditionally POSTs a JSON body containing a detected-platform label (Windows/MacOS/Linux, with WSL detection via /proc/version and /proc/sys/kernel/osrelease) to a hardcoded bare-IP endpoint http://193.70.34.101:20099/vote at npm install time. On Windows or WSL, the script XOR-decodes a hidden URL (key 'stf2026', decoded prefix 'https://') and a XOR-decoded PowerShell launcher command, downloads a native binary to %TEMP%\main.exe via fetchAddonBinary, and spawns it detached with windowsHide:true and stdio:'ignore'. URL, PowerShell command, and surrounding bridge script fragments are stored as byte arrays and decoded at runtime via unpackSegment(data, 'stf2026') solely to hide the payload URL and shell command. The package has no legitimate need for a native binary and offers no first-party functionality.
What should I do about MAL-2026-14163?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.