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Malicious package

@node-cloud/createnpm

@node-cloud/create is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-6741) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @node-cloud/create (npm)

MAL-2026-6741
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @node-cloud/create

What this malware does

index.js unconditionally requires @sql-trigger/nodesql at the top of the main file (var ins = require('@sql-trigger/nodesql');) but never references the imported value anywhere else in the package. The package's stated purpose is an npm publish helper exposing localPackage, remoteVersion, and publish via the npm programmatic API; the @sql-trigger-scoped dependency has no functional role in that purpose and belongs to an unrelated scope from a different publisher. The shape — innocuous wrapper code plus a publisher-mismatched, purpose-mismatched dependency that fires on require — is consistent with dependency smuggling, where the visible package serves only to land a sibling-scoped package onto installer machines at module load. The package itself contains no install-time lifecycle hook and no exfiltration code; the Travis-gated npm.registry.adduser path reads NPM_USERNAME/PASSWORD/EMAIL only when a consumer explicitly invokes publish() under Travis and sends them to the legitimate npm registry, which is the documented behavior of a publish helper and not a concern. The risk hinges on the contents and intent of @sql-trigger/nodesql, which must be evaluated separately to determine whether installer harm actually fires.

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

7 flagged
1.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
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Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for @node-cloud/create (7 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging @node-cloud/create across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    @node-cloud/create 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 @node-cloud/create was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks @node-cloud/create before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. @node-cloud/create on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-558p-3gxf-hm84IN-MAL-2026-008789IN-MAL-2026-008785IN-MAL-2026-008788IN-MAL-2026-009004IN-MAL-2026-008977IN-MAL-2026-009447IN-MAL-2026-009569

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @node-cloud/create-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

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