MAL-2026-14232 Malicious code in chromeos-webdriver-cli (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14232 is a malicious package: chromeos-webdriver-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-2026-14232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14232/index.md)
- Package
- chromeos-webdriver-cli
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14232?
MAL-2026-14232 is a malicious package in chromeos-webdriver-cli, published on 19 Aug 2026.
Official description
The package's postinstall script runs on
npm install and issues an HTTPS POST to https://kvpq6u62.instances.poc.jchunt.top/chromeos-webdriver-cli carrying installer-identifying fields (os.hostname(), platform, arch, node version, package name, timestamp). The destination is a hardcoded non-first-party host reached without user consent or configuration. The subdomain shape (random-token under instances.poc.jchunt.top) is consistent with a dependency-confusion / typo-squat canary beacon that discloses internal hostnames and environment metadata to a third party at install time.What should I do about MAL-2026-14232?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.