# MAL-2026-16006: Malicious code in vishal_312pkg (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `vishal_312pkg` (npm)
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2026

## What is MAL-2026-16006?

MAL-2026-16006 is a malicious package in vishal_312pkg, published on 6 Sep 2026. 

### Official description

package.json declares a preinstall lifecycle script that runs on `npm install` and issues a wget request to https://webhook.site/ea0ca859-424d-4cc5-9210-62f7e25692a1/ carrying the installer's username ($(whoami)), current working directory ($(pwd)), and hostname ($(hostname)) as querystring parameters. The destination is a third-party request-inspection collector hardcoded in the manifest, unrelated to any documented package purpose. This is the canonical dependency-confusion / reconnaissance beacon shape: automatic execution at install time, unconditional outbound network to an attacker-controlled endpoint, and disclosure of installer host identifiers that identify internal environments and users.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'vishal_312pkg' @ 1.0.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-16006?

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-2026-16006 is a malicious package: vishal_312pkg (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-2026-16006/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16006/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16006

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16006/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.