MAL-2026-4196 Malicious code in pinno-loggers (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
pinno-loggers
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-4196?

MAL-2026-4196 is a malicious package in pinno-loggers, published on 20 May 2026.

Official description

pinno-loggers is a malicious npm package that depends on terminal-logger-utils and triggers the malicious behavior in that package when installed or imported.

The terminal-logger-utils payload executes a postinstall hook that opens utils.cjs, an obfuscated malware dropper. The dropper downloads and runs a platform-specific second-stage binary from Hugging Face. The second-stage payload provides keylogger, infostealer, and RAT behavior, steals sensitive local data including Telegram Desktop sessions, browser login databases, crypto wallets, SSH keys, cloud configurations, environment variables, and keyword-matched files, and connects to a remote server for full machine control.

What should I do about MAL-2026-4196?

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

Sources

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