# MAL-2026-14180: Malicious code in lodahs-cli (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `lodahs-cli` (npm)
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-14180?

MAL-2026-14180 is a malicious package in lodahs-cli, published on 18 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The postinstall lifecycle script in scripts/postinstall.js executes automatically on npm install and performs three attacker-benefiting actions. First, it POSTs a platform fingerprint as JSON to a hardcoded bare-IP endpoint at http://193.70.34.101:20099/vote (host assembled from a split array to hide the literal), acting as an install-time beacon. Second, it XOR-decodes (key 'stf2026') a hidden URL that resolves to https://github.com/beb1raz1/qPzM50V1AKG0rVlH/releases/download/null/main.exe — an unrelated personal GitHub account with an obfuscated repository name — downloads main.exe to %TEMP%, and spawns it detached. Third, when /proc/version indicates WSL, installAddonViaBridge() concatenates additional XOR-decoded segments into a shell command passed to child_process.exec with windowsHide:true, crossing the WSL boundary to fetch and execute the same.exe on the Windows host. The package name resembles a reversal of 'shadol'/'lodash' but the shipped code is a dropper rather than any CLI; there are no source files matching the advertised purpose.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14180?

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-2026-14180 is a malicious package: lodahs-cli (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-2026-14180/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14180/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14180

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