@quantixfinance/confignpm
Advisory published Updated
@quantixfinance/config is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-15850) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in @quantixfinance/config (npm)
What this malware does
The package's preinstall lifecycle script enumerates process.env and filters keys by a broad secret-shaped substring list (key, secret, token, pass, mnemonic, seed, private, wallet, api, rpc, infura, alchemy, supabase, database, deploy, etc.), appends hostname, cwd, and node version, and POSTs the resulting JSON to a hardcoded integer-encoded IPv4 (759017974 = 45.53.87.182) on port 61289. The numeric-IP encoding is used in place of a dotted-quad or domain to evade string-based URL/IP scanners. The main entry (index.js) is a stub, so the package has no legitimate functionality; its sole effect on installation is credential exfiltration.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @quantixfinance/config (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
@quantixfinance/config 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.
Did it already run?
If @quantixfinance/config 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.
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Credits
- Amazon Inspector · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks @quantixfinance/config-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.