# MAL-2026-16458: Malicious code in tuxcmdfhjkw (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `tuxcmdfhjkw` (npm)
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-67q5-w9wg-mvvv

## What is MAL-2026-16458?

MAL-2026-16458 is a malicious package in tuxcmdfhjkw, published on 23 Sep 2026. 

### Official description

The package's only shipped file is an HTML page that mimics a Cloudflare 'Just a moment...' verification screen and embeds obfuscator.io-style JavaScript (`_0xNNNN` identifiers, string-array lookups) that runtime-constructs a URL beginning with 'https://ap' from decoded string-array entries. The package.json declares no preinstall/install/postinstall lifecycle scripts, and `main` points at an HTML file that Node cannot require, so installing or requiring the package does not execute the embedded script on the installer's machine. The content is a phishing page targeting browser users who might be steered to render it, i.e. registry abuse using npm as a content host rather than an attack on package installers.

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.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-16458?

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-2026-16458 is a malicious package: tuxcmdfhjkw (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-2026-16458/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16458/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16458

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16458/
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