# MAL-2026-17774: Malicious code in nitro-bundled-dep (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `nitro-bundled-dep` (npm)
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2026

## What is MAL-2026-17774?

MAL-2026-17774 is a malicious package in nitro-bundled-dep, published on 11 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

The npm package nitro-bundled-dep@0.0.1 presents itself as a 'Compatibility shim' but ships a beacon that POSTs installer host metadata — hostname, install path, current working directory, and Node version — to the hardcoded bare-IP endpoint http://185.158.107.175:8787/_ah/dc over plain HTTP. The beacon in beacon.cjs is invoked from package.json's postinstall script, so it fires automatically on `npm install`, and is also invoked from index.js so it fires again whenever the module is required. The main module exports a Proxy that returns no-op functions for any property access, allowing a victim build that imports this name to continue without errors after the beacon has executed — the shape of a dependency-confusion / name-squat payload whose purpose is to confirm successful code execution inside a target build environment and report host identifiers to an attacker-controlled collector.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-17774?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-17774 is a malicious package: nitro-bundled-dep (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-2026-17774/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17774/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17774

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17774/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.