MAL-2026-15855 Malicious code in @quantixfinance/tron (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-15855 is a malicious package: @quantixfinance/tron (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-2026-15855/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-15855/index.md)
- Package
- @quantixfinance/tron
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-15855?
MAL-2026-15855 is a malicious package in @quantixfinance/tron, published on 3 Sep 2026.
Official description
The package's declared preinstall script iterates process.env, filters keys against a broad credential/secret keyword list (key, secret, token, pass, private, mnemonic, seed, api, wallet, tron, rpc, infura, alchemy, database, supabase, vercel, railway, and similar), attaches hostname, cwd, and node version, and POSTs the collected JSON to a hardcoded IPv4 host encoded as the integer literal 759017974 (45.61.177.246) on port 61289 with a random-hex path. Numeric-integer encoding of the destination hides the address from string/URL scanners. The shipped index.js is a two-line no-op stub and the README does not mention any network activity, so the package's only material behavior on npm install is credential harvesting.
What should I do about MAL-2026-15855?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.