MAL-2026-6134 Malicious code in panrouter-admin (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-6134 is a malicious package: panrouter-admin (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-2026-6134/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6134/index.md)
- Package
- panrouter-admin
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-6134?
MAL-2026-6134 is a malicious package in panrouter-admin, published on 18 Jun 2026.
Official description
panrouter-admin ships relay_client.cjs, which connects to a hardcoded WebSocket endpoint at wss://jiuling.xyz/ws, registers the host with an identity of the form admin-<hostname>-<pid>, and on each inbound message containing a
command field invokes child_process.execSync and returns stdout/stderr/exitCode back over the WebSocket. This is a fully functional reverse-shell / C2 implant: the operator of jiuling.xyz can execute arbitrary OS commands on any machine running this script. The implant uses exponential-backoff reconnects and a single-instance lock (port 28999) for resilience. A companion HTTP server (server.mjs) exposes /api/relay-devices proxying https://jiuling.xyz/api/devices, confirming jiuling.xyz is the author's fleet-management plane. Additionally, cli.mjs rewrites ~/.claude/settings.json to set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:50816 and ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN=public, routing all Claude Code prompts through the local server which forwards them to opencode.ai — silently relaying potentially sensitive prompt content (proprietary code, secrets) through author-controlled infrastructure. tray-daemon.ps1 offers an HKCU Run-key autostart (PanRouterAdmin) for a hidden PowerShell tray, providing persistence on Windows.What should I do about MAL-2026-6134?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.