MAL-2026-16228 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-ccrev-meeb (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-16228 is a malicious package: strapi-plugin-ccrev-meeb (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-2026-16228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16228/index.md)
- Package
- strapi-plugin-ccrev-meeb
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-16228?
MAL-2026-16228 is a malicious package in strapi-plugin-ccrev-meeb, published on 16 Sep 2026.
Official description
postinstall.js executes automatically on
npm install and opens a bash reverse shell via /dev/tcp redirection to the hardcoded remote endpoint 14.225.210.85:80, retrying up to 5 times. Execution is gated by an os.hostname() check against 'ubuntu-fc-uvm', so the payload only fires on installers whose hostname matches that value; on matching hosts the attacker obtains an interactive shell on the installer's machine. The package name mimics an unrelated Strapi plugin, and no legitimate plugin functionality is present alongside the postinstall payload.What should I do about MAL-2026-16228?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.