bnpl-blocks-atom-bnpl-imagenpm
Advisory published Updated
bnpl-blocks-atom-bnpl-image is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12876) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 35.2.9). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in bnpl-blocks-atom-bnpl-image (npm)
What this malware does
On require() of the package, index.js loads runtime.js which downloads a platform-specific executable from attacker-controlled hosts whose names are reconstructed at runtime via split-string concatenation (oob-worker.cf1{01,02,03}*.workers.dev and {sdk,ext,pkg,net}.dl.wel1.ru), writes the payload to a temp directory under a disguised name (dotnet_diag<hex>.exe on Windows, hidden.cache_<hex> on Unix), chmods 0755 on Unix, and spawns it detached via /bin/sh -c or cmd.exe /c start /b. A DNS-TXT-over-base64 fallback channel is present. Env-var kill switches (DISABLE_TELEMETRY, ANALYTICS_OPT_OUT, DO_NOT_TRACK) and a /tmp/.analytics_state stamp implement session dedup and evasion. A second file lib/telemetry.js (not currently referenced from index.js) ships the same drop-and-exec primitive with split require("child_"+"process") obfuscation and base64-reconstructed payload chunks.
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
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for bnpl-blocks-atom-bnpl-image (version 35.2.9).
If you installed it — respond
Remove bnpl-blocks-atom-bnpl-image from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If bnpl-blocks-atom-bnpl-image 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 bnpl-blocks-atom-bnpl-image-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.