# MAL-2026-4379: Malicious code in @deadcode09284814/axios-util (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `@deadcode09284814/axios-util` (npm)
- **Published:** 20 May 2026

## What is MAL-2026-4379?

MAL-2026-4379 is a malicious package in @deadcode09284814/axios-util, published on 20 May 2026. 

### Official description

On `npm install`, postinstall.js reads installer-owned secrets — SSH private keys (id_rsa, id_ed25519, id_dsa, config, authorized_keys, known_hosts), ~/.aws/credentials and config, ~/.npmrc (with npm_ token regex), ~/.gitconfig, ~/.git-credentials, GCP application_default_credentials.json, Azure accessTokens.json,.env files in cwd and home, shell history — plus the full process.env, hostname, username, cwd, and network interfaces. The collected blob is POSTed as JSON to a hardcoded bare IP C2 at http://80.200.28.28:2222/collect over plain HTTP. The package advertises itself as an 'axios util' but contains no axios-related functionality; the postinstall is its sole purpose. The script fires automatically on `npm install` without user consent.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-4379?

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-2026-4379 is a malicious package: @deadcode09284814/axios-util (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-2026-4379/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-4379/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-4379

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