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Malicious package

@hrmony/valuenetnpm

Advisory published Updated

@hrmony/valuenet is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-17281) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.99.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @hrmony/valuenet (npm)

MAL-2026-17281
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @hrmony/valuenet

What this malware does

On require/import, the main module of @hrmony/valuenet auto-executes and POSTs installer-side secrets to the hardcoded attacker endpoint https://hrnmn.dd.h4x.tv/save_instance_info_from_pkge_hrmony_valuenet. It queries the AWS Instance Metadata Service at 169.254.169.254 using IMDSv2, harvesting instance identity, EC2 identity credentials, temporary IAM role security-credentials, network-interface data, and user-data. It enumerates the entire process.env object. It recursively reads /var/run/secrets/, the mount point for Kubernetes-projected service-account tokens and secret volumes. All three payloads are transmitted to the attacker-controlled host. The package name and endpoint path (pkge_hrmony_valuenet) are consistent with a dependency-confusion probe targeting an internal @hrmony/* scope.

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
1.99.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9a6f054c1d690a418a5d18f7d88883085468cc0bdfab8c604e69a82633d2de72
3acfdc62bae15bf50db3d6b1b614cb2d996b99842e58ad256ee85c7975b75b70

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @hrmony/valuenet (version 1.99.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    @hrmony/valuenet 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/valuenet 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/valuenet on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.99.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020640GHSA-5958-mpfq-wfrj

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

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

Explore

@hrmony/valuenet (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-17281 | O3 Security