Which versions of devplatform-nx-devkit are malicious?

The following npm versions of devplatform-nx-devkit are flagged malicious: 35.8.5. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate devplatform-nx-devkit if I installed it?

devplatform-nx-devkit 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 devplatform-nx-devkit — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If devplatform-nx-devkit 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 devplatform-nx-devkit part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — devplatform-nx-devkit is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-015049 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 devplatform-nx-devkit across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for devplatform-nx-devkit (version 35.8.5).

Malicious package

devplatform-nx-devkitnpm

Advisory published Aug 5, 2026Updated Aug 5, 2026

devplatform-nx-devkit is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12722) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 35.8.5). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in devplatform-nx-devkit (npm)

MAL-2026-12722

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall devplatform-nx-devkit

What this malware does

The package presents as a devkit for the Nx ecosystem but ships a trivial no-op class in index.js alongside a hidden shim.js. On require, index.js unconditionally invokes require('./shim'), which reconstructs destination hostnames via array-join over split fragments (assembling oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf100-416.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf102-baf.workers.dev, with a DNS TXT fallback channel through sdk/ext/pkg/net.dl.wel1.ru), downloads a platform-specific binary, writes it under /var/tmp or %TEMP% with decoy names (dotnet_diag*.exe,.analytics_state,.cache*), chmods 0755, and detached-spawns it via /bin/sh -c or cmd. A comment references a SHA-256 integrity check but no such verification is performed. Opt-out environment variables (DISABLE_TELEMETRY, ANALYTICS_OPT_OUT, DO_NOT_TRACK) and a sibling lib/telemetry.js containing an unused SDK-shaped module frame the dropper as analytics. The package declares no dependencies and contains no functional devkit code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

35.8.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

cc4017373371f50665290c944ee840b2ad4a7e745dcb5eb973f977185b150ac7

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for devplatform-nx-devkit (version 35.8.5).
If you installed it — respond
devplatform-nx-devkit 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 devplatform-nx-devkit 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. devplatform-nx-devkit on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 35.8.5 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-015049

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks devplatform-nx-devkit-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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