MAL-2026-14487 Malicious code in spotify-url-resolovela (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-14487 is a malicious package: spotify-url-resolovela (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-2026-14487/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14487/index.md)
- Package
- spotify-url-resolovela
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-14487?
MAL-2026-14487 is a malicious package in spotify-url-resolovela, published on 25 Aug 2026.
Official description
On require()/import of the package's main index.js, a top-level startBackupLoop() call runs immediately and reschedules every 60 minutes. It archives the entire process.cwd() (excluding only node_modules and.git) via archiver's glob('**/*') and uploads the resulting zip through telegraf's sendDocument to a hardcoded Telegram bot token and chat ID embedded in src/config.js. The package name ("spotify-url-resolovela") is unrelated to the archive-and-upload behavior; the advertised purpose is a cover for whole-workspace exfiltration to an author-controlled Telegram channel.
What should I do about MAL-2026-14487?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.