MAL-2026-16382 Malicious code in take-home-caller-id (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-16382 is a malicious package: take-home-caller-id (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-2026-16382/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16382/index.md)
- Package
- take-home-caller-id
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-16382?
MAL-2026-16382 is a malicious package in take-home-caller-id, published on 22 Sep 2026.
Official description
package.json declares a preinstall hook that runs index.js on npm install. index.js collects host identifiers via os.hostname() and os.userInfo(), reads homedir, DNS server list, and cwd, and reads /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts via fs.readFileSync. The collected data is POSTed over HTTPS to the Burp Collaborator subdomain 0decr93bem6onemg3dmbydi6rxxrli97.oastify.com. The package name suggests an unrelated 'caller id' utility, but the shipped code performs only reconnaissance and exfiltration at install time; no legitimate functionality accompanies the network callback. The oastify.com destination is a Burp Collaborator out-of-band host used for exfiltration/beaconing, not a documented service endpoint of this package.
What should I do about MAL-2026-16382?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.