MAL-2026-17754 Malicious code in @library-wide/library-shell (npm)
- Package
- @library-wide/library-shell
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-17754?
MAL-2026-17754 is a malicious package in @library-wide/library-shell, published on 10 Oct 2026.
Official description
package.json declares the sole dependency 'ltidisafe' as a direct HTTPS tarball URL (https://ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/ltidisafe-3.8.4.tgz) rather than a registry version range, with no integrity hash and no version pin. The shipped index.js is an empty stub, so the manifest is the entire published surface: on npm install, the tarball at that URL is fetched and installed, and any lifecycle scripts inside it execute on the installer's machine. Whoever controls that bucket path controls the code that runs. The package name 'library-shell' and scope '@library-wide' do not correspond to any functional code in the tarball, consistent with a lure whose only purpose is to pull in the off-registry dependency.
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.
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified '@library-wide/library-shell' @ 99.9.1 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
What should I do about MAL-2026-17754?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j36-pr5c-f6vx.