MAL-2026-16117 Malicious code in etoro-cashout (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-16117 is a malicious package: etoro-cashout (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-2026-16117/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16117/index.md)
- Package
- etoro-cashout
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-16117?
MAL-2026-16117 is a malicious package in etoro-cashout, published on 10 Sep 2026.
Official description
The package's preinstall.js lifecycle script runs on npm install and executes host reconnaissance commands (whoami, ipconfig/ip addr, directory listings of C:\ and /, tasklist/ps, and a full environment-variable dump via set/env) and POSTs the collected output over plain HTTP to a hardcoded remote server at 209.126.81.147, using path segments under a canary token 'etoro-nuget-verify1f8eaa57a875'. The package name 'etoro-cashout' at version 99.0.2, the eToro-branded canary, and the beacon path shape are consistent with a dependency-confusion probe targeting an internal eToro registry: any build environment that resolves this public name executes the exfiltration on install. Data leaving the installer includes hostname, username, working directory, filesystem listings, running processes, and the full process environment, which on CI systems routinely contains cloud credentials, registry tokens, and API keys.
What should I do about MAL-2026-16117?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.