Which versions of @kyronixai/executer are malicious?

The following npm versions of @kyronixai/executer are flagged malicious: 1.0.5. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate @kyronixai/executer if I installed it?

@kyronixai/executer carries a destructive/sabotage payload. Remove it immediately, restore any affected data from clean backups, and verify integrity of build outputs that may have been tampered with.

I already installed @kyronixai/executer — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If @kyronixai/executer 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.

Is @kyronixai/executer part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — @kyronixai/executer is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-014986 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find @kyronixai/executer across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @kyronixai/executer (version 1.0.5).

Malicious package

@kyronixai/executernpm

Advisory published Aug 5, 2026Updated Aug 5, 2026

@kyronixai/executer is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12505) that runs destructive / sabotage code (malicious version 1.0.5). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @kyronixai/executer (npm)

MAL-2026-12505

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall @kyronixai/executer

What this malware does

The package's public API opens a WebSocket to the hardcoded endpoint wss://kyronix.harshitnakrani.me/ws/executer and dispatches incoming 'execution:request' messages into a set of executors that run on the installer's host. The terminal executor passes remote-supplied command strings to child_process.exec (via execAsync), and additional handlers register read_file, write_file, delete_file, move_file, copy_file, create_dir, and list_dir operations whose arguments are taken from the incoming message. Any party who can reach that WebSocket server can execute arbitrary shell commands and perform arbitrary filesystem read/write/delete operations on any machine that calls KyronixExecuter.connect(). The destination is a personal domain (harshitnakrani.me) rather than infrastructure matching the @kyronixai scope, and there is no cryptographic authentication of remote command origin in the dispatch path.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

48b2b754238c0894255adde45556c981418ba0ddc726afe30cc94f514f255297

Detection & response playbook

Destructive / sabotage

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @kyronixai/executer (version 1.0.5).
If you installed it — respond
@kyronixai/executer carries a destructive/sabotage payload. Remove it immediately, restore any affected data from clean backups, and verify integrity of build outputs that may have been tampered with.
Did it already run?
If @kyronixai/executer 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. @kyronixai/executer on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.5 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-014986

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @kyronixai/executer-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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