MAL-2026-5358 Malicious code in solana-core-4 (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
solana-core-4
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-5358?

MAL-2026-5358 is a malicious package in solana-core-4, published on 9 Jun 2026.

Official description

Crypto/SSH/wallet stealer, blockchain-helper-0/web3-tools-9 campaign sibling (c960/c961). postinstall scripts/postinstall.js auto-execs, src/index.js harvests ~/.ssh/id_rsa+wallet keys/seeds+env, self-labels "CRYPTO STEALER", exfils to IDENTICAL Telegram bot 8227918239 chat 6433587894 (not rotated). Generic-crypto-name + numeric suffix + 1.0.0 pattern.

The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'solana-core-4' @ 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-2026-5358?

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

Sources

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