# MAL-2026-15689: Malicious code in lil-swisgom-hlepers (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `lil-swisgom-hlepers` (npm)
- **Published:** 24 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-15689?

MAL-2026-15689 is a malicious package in lil-swisgom-hlepers, published on 24 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

package.json declares a dependency `lil-swisgom-hlepers-core` whose version specifier is a direct tarball URL on a third-party host (`https://registry.grivy-packages.com/lil-swisgom-hlepers-core/-/lil-swisgom-hlepers-core-49.9.9.tgz`) rather than a version resolved from the npm registry. On `npm install`, npm downloads and installs the arbitrary tarball from that host into the installer's dependency tree, bypassing npm registry review and scanning; any code the tarball ships (including install lifecycle scripts and module-load side effects) then runs on the installer's machine. The package name itself is a misspelling (`hlepers` for `helpers`), consistent with a typosquat lure funneling installers into pulling attacker-hosted tarball content.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-15689?

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-2026-15689 is a malicious package: lil-swisgom-hlepers (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-2026-15689/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-15689/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-15689

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-15689/
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