MAL-2026-17454 Malicious code in gogets.dev/btreex (Go)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-17454 is a malicious package: gogets.dev/btreex (Go). 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-2026-17454/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17454/index.md)
- Package
- gogets.dev/btreex
- Registry
- Go
What is MAL-2026-17454?
MAL-2026-17454 is a malicious package in gogets.dev/btreex, published on 2 Oct 2026.
Official description
Part of the Graphalgo campaign. The module, first published around 2026-09-08, hides its payload in a ZIP archive disguised as a SQL file (btreex.sql). The payload is triggered when a specific price integer value is passed, and drops the same dual-channel RAT (Ethereum smart contract dead drop plus Slack bot token) used by gocommunity.io/orderedbtree.
What should I do about MAL-2026-17454?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.