# MAL-2026-14205: Malicious code in @sarex-team/translator (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `@sarex-team/translator` (npm)
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-14205?

MAL-2026-14205 is a malicious package in @sarex-team/translator, published on 19 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package's install lifecycle script (scripts.install="node index.js") automatically executes on npm install and loads lib/core.js. That module reads os.userInfo().username, os.hostname(), and the basename of process.cwd(), concatenates them with a timestamp as subdomain labels, and issues a dns.resolve4 lookup against oob.sl4x0.xyz — encoding the installer's identity into a DNS query that reaches the attacker's authoritative nameserver. The destination domain, the module names ('os', 'dns', 'process'), and the accessor names ('userInfo', 'hostname', 'cwd') are reconstructed at runtime from char-code arrays in hex-named files (lib/b02e30.js, lib/6ad264.js), concealing the exfiltration path from casual review. The exfil domain sl4x0.xyz matches the package author's contact email (research@sl4x0.xyz), confirming the destination is author-controlled.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14205?

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-2026-14205 is a malicious package: @sarex-team/translator (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-2026-14205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14205/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14205

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14205/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.