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Malicious package

@hrmony/pladddform-clinpm

Advisory published Updated

@hrmony/pladddform-cli is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-17272) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 40.14.3). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @hrmony/pladddform-cli (npm)

MAL-2026-17272
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @hrmony/pladddform-cli

What this malware does

On require/import, index.js performs three attacker-benefiting actions against a hardcoded endpoint at https://hrnmn.dd.h4x.tv/. First, it POSTs an unconditional install/import beacon ({'c53':'hello'}) to that host. Second, aws_get() contacts the EC2 Instance Metadata Service at 169.254.169.254, obtains an IMDSv2 token, enumerates IAM roles under /iam/security-credentials/, and retrieves each role's temporary AWS credentials along with user-data and the instance identity document, then POSTs them to the same host. Third, local_get() enumerates every entry in process.env and recursively reads files under /var/run/secrets/ (Kubernetes service-account tokens and mounted secrets) and POSTs the aggregated dump to the same host. The destination domain is unrelated to any AWS, Kubernetes, or legitimate telemetry provider, and the exfiltrated material (IAM instance-role STS credentials, environment variables, and Kubernetes secret material) enables immediate cloud-account and cluster takeover. The package name '@hrmony/pladddform-cli' also resembles a legitimate 'harmony/platform-cli' identifier with letter alterations consistent with typosquatting.

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.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
40.14.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

81b9c27ba35a6978a0731d77b7d5fec367f4c2a8b4acc5838588071c89886fa4
ceb4392164749169650eea1a6de7b1b8ee5b6357fbfaffac9f0d7d24b3b40c6c

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @hrmony/pladddform-cli (version 40.14.3).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    @hrmony/pladddform-cli is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

  3. Did it already run?

    If @hrmony/pladddform-cli was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. @hrmony/pladddform-cli on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 40.14.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020648GHSA-7j4w-rjm5-96qj

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks @hrmony/pladddform-cli-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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@hrmony/pladddform-cli (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-17272 | O3 Security