Which versions of config-helper-kit are malicious?

The following npm versions of config-helper-kit are flagged malicious: 1.3.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate config-helper-kit if I installed it?

Remove config-helper-kit 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.

I already installed config-helper-kit — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If config-helper-kit 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 config-helper-kit part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — config-helper-kit is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-018335 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 config-helper-kit across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for config-helper-kit (version 1.3.2).

Malicious package

config-helper-kitnpm

config-helper-kit is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-14235) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.3.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in config-helper-kit (npm)

MAL-2026-14235

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall config-helper-kit

What this malware does

[email protected] exposes a default function getPlugin that issues an HTTPS request to a hardcoded bare-IP host (https://31.97.137.157:45000/icons/109) and passes the returned data.credits field into new Function('require','module',...), executing attacker-controlled JavaScript in the caller's Node.js process with require and module injected. The file also ships an unused helper referencing legitimate CDN hostnames (cloudflare, fastly, akamai, cdnjs) and uses icon/logo/credits naming, while the actual network target is a bare IP unrelated to any CDN. The package's README advertises it as a TypeScript/Tailwind config helper; the remote-code-fetch-and-execute behavior is undocumented and unrelated to that purpose. Any consumer that imports and invokes the default export grants the operator of 31.97.137.157:45000 arbitrary code execution on the installer's host.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.3.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

1033a9895c7d1a1b4d2c3f671caa239bd40f3985ab71d096fd25fbb7c977ef71

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for config-helper-kit (version 1.3.2).
If you installed it — respond
Remove config-helper-kit 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 config-helper-kit 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. config-helper-kit on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.3.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-018335

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks config-helper-kit-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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