Which versions of claims-should-retry are malicious?

The following npm versions of claims-should-retry are flagged malicious: 35.6.8. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate claims-should-retry if I installed it?

claims-should-retry 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.

I already installed claims-should-retry — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If claims-should-retry 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.

Is claims-should-retry part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — claims-should-retry is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-015142 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find claims-should-retry across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for claims-should-retry (version 35.6.8).

Malicious package

claims-should-retrynpm

Advisory published Aug 5, 2026Updated Aug 5, 2026

claims-should-retry is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12643) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 35.6.8). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in claims-should-retry (npm)

MAL-2026-12643

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall claims-should-retry

What this malware does

On require of the package, index.js loads platform.js, which reconstructs destination hosts from split string arrays (e.g. Cloudflare Workers subdomains under oob-worker.cf*-*.workers.dev) via.join("") to hide them from static inspection, downloads a platform-specific binary, writes it to /tmp or %TEMP% under a misleading name (dotnet_diag.exe or.cache_), chmods it 0755, and spawns it detached with stdio ignored via child_process spawn against /bin/sh or cmd. If HTTP fetch fails, a DNS-TXT covert-channel fallback enumerates numbered TXT records under reconstructed *.dl.wel1.ru subdomains, base64-decodes and concatenates them into an executable buffer that is written and executed the same way. A.analytics_state / analytics_state marker file suppresses re-execution, opt-out environment variables (DISABLE_TELEMETRY, ANALYTICS_OPT_OUT, DO_NOT_TRACK) provide a telemetry cover story, and a no-op logger overwrites console output to suppress traces. The package is advertised as a claims-retry library and has no relation to fetching or executing platform binaries.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

35.6.8

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

dfeb9953f0f268a6f342f7c5b8d31292bf0f0855b736149d56df7eab1e119ebd

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for claims-should-retry (version 35.6.8).
If you installed it — respond
claims-should-retry 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 claims-should-retry 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. claims-should-retry on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 35.6.8 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-015142

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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O3 blocks claims-should-retry-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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