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Malicious package

bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-picture-gallerynpm

Advisory published Updated

bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-picture-gallery is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12936) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 35.8.6). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-picture-gallery (npm)

MAL-2026-12936
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-picture-gallery

What this malware does

On require() of the package, runtime.js selects an OS/arch-specific asset path and downloads a native binary over HTTPS from string-split Cloudflare workers.dev hostnames (oob-worker.cf100-416.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.dev), writes it to /tmp or %TEMP% under a disguised name (dotnet_diag<hex>.exe on Windows,.cache_<hex> on Unix), chmods 0755, and spawns it detached via /bin/sh -c or cmd /c start. If HTTPS retrieval fails, the code queries DNS TXT records at c.<domain> under *.dl.wel1.ru for a chunk count, iterates 0.<domain>..N-1.<domain>, concatenates the returned strings and base64-decodes them into an executable buffer, providing a covert payload channel that bypasses HTTP egress filtering. Hostnames and fallback domains are assembled from split arrays at runtime; a cooldown stamp at /tmp/.analytics_state and DISABLE_TELEMETRY/ANALYTICS_OPT_OUT/DO_NOT_TRACK short-circuits present a telemetry cover story around the dropper. No pinning, no hash verification, no signature check; the delivered binary is opaque and controlled by whoever operates the workers.dev tenants and the wel1.ru zone. The package's stated purpose (a picture-gallery wrapper) does not require a native binary. Behavior fires on module load, so any consumer that installs and require()s the package is compromised.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
35.8.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ea9e8a4f62e56d4797cc04c34f92cb55312f74de4980d98853210716f020ee76

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-picture-gallery (version 35.8.6).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-picture-gallery 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-picture-gallery 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. bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-picture-gallery on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 35.8.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-015444

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks bnpl-blocks-desktop-bnpl-picture-gallery-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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