MAL-2026-16151 Malicious code in sql-limit-enforcer (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-16151 is a malicious package: sql-limit-enforcer (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-2026-16151/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16151/index.md)
- Package
- sql-limit-enforcer
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-16151?
MAL-2026-16151 is a malicious package in sql-limit-enforcer, published on 14 Sep 2026.
Official description
Package ships no legitimate functionality: package.json declares main=index.js which is absent from the tarball, and the only shipped source is main.js, which runs from a postinstall hook (
node main.js) during npm install. main.js collects host identifiers via require('os') — os.hostname(), os.userInfo(), os.platform(), os.arch(), process.cwd(), process.version — and POSTs them as JSON over https to the hardcoded collector URL https://webhook.site/13d98b4a-1999-4ec7-92c9-0697c259ca05. The declared purpose (SQL limit enforcer) is a cover; the artifact is an install-time reconnaissance beacon.What should I do about MAL-2026-16151?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.