MAL-2026-17938 Malicious code in nsdhjuiwqxmhsf1 (npm)
- Package
- nsdhjuiwqxmhsf1
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-17938?
MAL-2026-17938 is a malicious package in nsdhjuiwqxmhsf1, published on 19 Oct 2026.
Official description
The package contains no JavaScript source, no TypeScript source, and no install/require lifecycle hooks. The sole shipped file is index.html, declared as the package main, containing Cloudflare Turnstile branding and a large obfuscator.io-style IIFE (hex-named identifiers, string-array dispatcher). Because main points at HTML rather than a Node-loadable module and no lifecycle scripts are defined, installing or requiring the package does not execute code on an npm installer. The structure is consistent with using the npm registry as a static hosting/CDN channel (e.g. via unpkg or jsDelivr) to serve a Cloudflare-impersonation page to browser visitors, rather than to attack developers who install the package.
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.
What should I do about MAL-2026-17938?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mrcc-xr4x-hmjf.