MAL-2026-4692 Malicious code in thevoid (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-4692 is a malicious package: thevoid (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-2026-4692/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-4692/index.md)
- Package
- thevoid
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-4692?
MAL-2026-4692 is a malicious package in thevoid, published on 22 May 2026.
Official description
On install, postinstall.js performs an HTTPS request to void-relay.com carrying process.env contents along with host identifiers (process.platform, process.arch). The destination is not associated with any documented publisher SDK or runtime CDN, and the data exfiltrated (full environment variables plus host fingerprint) constitutes installer-side secret leakage. This matches the canonical hardcoded-C2 exfiltration shape: a lifecycle script (postinstall.js line 38) issues https.get to a hardcoded attacker-controlled host (void-relay.com, line 22) with environment data attached. Any developer or CI runner that installs this package will leak its environment (which routinely contains API tokens, cloud credentials, and CI secrets) to the attacker.
What should I do about MAL-2026-4692?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.