MAL-2026-2967 Malicious code in 6161test1234 (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
6161test1234
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-2967?

MAL-2026-2967 is a malicious package in 6161test1234, published on 21 Apr 2026.

Official description

Package [email protected] contains only two files and exhibits no install-time lifecycle scripts, no network activity, no filesystem reads of sensitive paths, and no credential handling. The name and version suffix are consistent with a throwaway test publication. No code paths that could harm an installer were observed.

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 '6161test1234' @ 1.0.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

What should I do about MAL-2026-2967?

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

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r9qx-xcg2-7wcc.

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