MAL-2026-16440 Malicious code in turbo-ws (npm)

package.json at line 43 declares the sole dependency 'node-net-pool' as an HTTPS tarball of the 'main' branch of an unrelated GitHub account (https://github.com/trktgq0wbre1/node-net-pool/archive/refs/heads/main.tar.gz), not a registry version range. npm install fetches whatever bytes that URL currently serves, unpinned and with no integrity check, and runs any lifecycle scripts inside it; the package's postinstall then require()s node-net-pool so its top-level code executes on the installer's machine. The dependency source is under an account unrelated to the declared repository turbo-ws-dev/turbo-ws, and the package's own description advertises 'zero dependencies', contradicting the manifest. Whoever controls the referenced GitHub account controls code executed on every installer of turbo-ws.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.