MAL-2026-4479 Malicious code in anthropic-shared-logger (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
anthropic-shared-logger
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-4479?

MAL-2026-4479 is a malicious package in anthropic-shared-logger, published on 21 May 2026.

Official description

This package impersonates Anthropic's internal namespace and self-describes as 'Full RCE PoC - Alex Birsan Style'. Its package.json declares a postinstall hook that, on every npm install, fetches the installer's public IP from api.ipify.org, runs id || ver && whoami && hostname via child_process.exec, and POSTs the hostname, current working directory, USERDOMAIN/COMPANY environment variables, IP address, and command output to a hardcoded Interactsh OOB endpoint at lszakfghwnvxspyfcmaabd1css99rnq3w.oast.fun over plain HTTP. The combination of namespace impersonation, automatic install-time shell execution, and host reconnaissance exfiltration to attacker-controlled out-of-band infrastructure is a canonical Birsan-style dependency confusion attack. Any build system that mis-resolves this name to the public registry leaks identity and host data to the attacker, enabling targeted follow-on compromise.

What should I do about MAL-2026-4479?

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

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4vj8-cm74-gcx3.

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