# MAL-2026-16188: Malicious code in strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322k (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322k` (npm)
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2026

## What is MAL-2026-16188?

MAL-2026-16188 is a malicious package in strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322k, published on 15 Sep 2026. 

### Official description

postinstall.js runs unconditionally during `npm install` via scripts.postinstall and executes a bash reverse shell that redirects an interactive shell's stdio to a TCP socket at the hardcoded external address 14.225.210.85:443, giving that remote endpoint arbitrary command execution on the installer's host. The package description self-labels as a reverse-shell payload for Strapi, and the name mimics the strapi-plugin-* namespace.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-16188?

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-2026-16188 is a malicious package: strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322k (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-2026-16188/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16188/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16188

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16188/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.