# MAL-2026-16119: Malicious code in etoro-client (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `etoro-client` (npm)
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2026

## What is MAL-2026-16119?

MAL-2026-16119 is a malicious package in etoro-client, published on 10 Sep 2026. 

### Official description

The preinstall lifecycle script in etoro-client@999.0.0 unconditionally sends the installer's hostname, OS username, and current working directory to the hardcoded bare-IP endpoint http://209.126.81.147/etoro-depconf-poce346552f776f/npm/<host>/<user>/<cwd> over plain HTTP at `npm install` time. The package name combined with the implausibly high 999.0.0 version and the `depconf` path token indicate a dependency-confusion attack targeting an internal `etoro-client` package: publishing a high-version public namesake so that misconfigured resolvers pull this artifact instead of the private internal one. The preinstall beacon then confirms successful landing on a target and identifies the host, user, and build path.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-16119?

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-2026-16119 is a malicious package: etoro-client (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-2026-16119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16119

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16119/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.