MAL-2026-16229 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-conresh-meeb (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-16229 is a malicious package: strapi-plugin-conresh-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-2026-16229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16229/index.md)
- Package
- strapi-plugin-conresh-meeb
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-16229?
MAL-2026-16229 is a malicious package in strapi-plugin-conresh-meeb, published on 16 Sep 2026.
Official description
The package declares a postinstall lifecycle hook ("postinstall": "node postinstall.js") that executes on every
npm install. postinstall.js invokes child_process.exec with a bash reverse-shell command connecting the installer's host to the hardcoded remote endpoint 14.225.210.85:80 via /dev/tcp, redirecting stdio to give the remote party an interactive shell on the installer's machine. Execution is gated by a hostname allowlist (matching 'ubuntu-fc-uvm'), and a retry loop plus a log file at /tmp/postinstall-revshell.log indicate a persistent, targeted deployment. The plugin name mimics the Strapi plugin namespace but ships no plugin functionality relevant to that framing.What should I do about MAL-2026-16229?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.