MAL-2026-17327 Malicious code in exiouss (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-17327 is a malicious package: exiouss (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-2026-17327/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17327/index.md)
- Package
- exiouss
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-17327?
MAL-2026-17327 is a malicious package in exiouss, published on 30 Sep 2026.
Official description
main.js in [email protected] imports child_process and issues POST requests to hardcoded endpoints, including https://gemini.google.com and https://ipc.shadxino.internal (main.js around lines 368-386). The presence of an
ipc.shadxino.internal destination alongside a public Google host, combined with child_process usage and repeated ping invocations across the file (lines 202, 340, 420, 583, 611), fits an active-exfiltration/reconnaissance shape rather than any documented HTTP-client behavior. The .internal host is not a resolvable public destination and its appearance in a published npm module is consistent with an attacker-side collector or a leaked internal C2 name.What should I do about MAL-2026-17327?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.