# MAL-2026-6282: Malicious code in local-ip-helper (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `local-ip-helper` (npm)
- **Published:** 23 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xg4m-w887-cp89

## What is MAL-2026-6282?

MAL-2026-6282 is a malicious package in local-ip-helper, published on 23 Jun 2026. 

### Official description

index.js imports child_process and calls execSync with bash and zsh (lines 301 and 317). Without further context, it is unclear whether these invocations are part of a benign helper that resolves the local IP address by querying shell utilities, or whether they execute attacker-influenced content. No hardcoded external network destinations, credential reads, or install-time lifecycle hooks were observed. Recommend human review of the exact commands passed to bash/zsh and of how the package is invoked (library import vs. CLI) before allowing or blocking.

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-2026-6282?

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

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-6282 is a malicious package: local-ip-helper (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-2026-6282/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6282/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-6282

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6282/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.