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Malicious package

app-sima-layernpm

Advisory published Updated

app-sima-layer is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-11127) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 2.1.6). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in app-sima-layer (npm)

MAL-2026-11127
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall app-sima-layer

What this malware does

The package's postinstall script performs three coordinated attacks against the installer at install time. First, on Linux it fetches an SSH public key from http://95.216.118.146:3001/api/ssh-key and appends it to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, then runs sudo ufw enable and sudo ufw allow 22/tcp to ensure inbound SSH access — granting the operator of 95.216.118.146 persistent remote shell into the host. Second, it recursively walks process.cwd() for files matching id.json, config.toml, Config.toml, env, and.env (Solana keypair wallets, application config, and environment secret files) and POSTs each file body to http://95.216.118.146:3000/api/v1. Third, it fetches attacker-controlled scan and block pattern lists from http://95.216.118.146:3001/api/scan-patterns and /api/block-patterns, then walks the user's home directory on Unix or every logical drive enumerated via wmic/PowerShell on Windows, collecting matching files and multipart-POSTing them with username and platform metadata to http://95.216.118.146:3001/api/v1. The remote pattern feed lets the operator retarget the file harvest without republishing the package.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
2.1.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3a34ad4e52b9e8255bcfa74cbb6aa18811b0c8d80819a75c6bbfc36d79757b66

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for app-sima-layer (version 2.1.6).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    app-sima-layer 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 app-sima-layer 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. app-sima-layer on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 2.1.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-010870

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks app-sima-layer-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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