Which versions of docker-api-client are malicious?

The following npm versions of docker-api-client are flagged malicious: 2.0.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate docker-api-client if I installed it?

docker-api-client 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 docker-api-client — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If docker-api-client 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 docker-api-client part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — docker-api-client is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-015740 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 docker-api-client across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for docker-api-client (version 2.0.2).

Malicious package

docker-api-clientnpm

Advisory published Aug 5, 2026Updated Aug 5, 2026

docker-api-client is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-13280) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 2.0.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in docker-api-client (npm)

MAL-2026-13280

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall docker-api-client

What this malware does

[email protected] is a typosquat of dockerode. On require(), index.js collects hostname, username, homedir, platform, cwd, and the entire process.env object, JSON-serializes and base64-encodes the payload, and sends it via HTTPS GET to api.telegram.org bot sendMessage with a hardcoded bot token and chat_id; a tmp flag file marks first-run. The environment dump routinely contains CI/CD tokens, cloud credentials (AWS_*, GITHUB_TOKEN, NPM_TOKEN), and database secrets, so any process that imports this package leaks its full credential-bearing environment to an attacker-controlled Telegram chat. The module's fallback exports expose wallet primitives (createWallet, signTransaction, generateMnemonic) that do not match the advertised Docker API purpose, confirming the package as a cover-story lure rather than a Docker client.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

2.0.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

f02e61d324161238593fb7e59dc907f183bf885a908354fed1eba0662906947b

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for docker-api-client (version 2.0.2).
If you installed it — respond
docker-api-client 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 docker-api-client 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. docker-api-client on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 2.0.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-015740

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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O3 blocks docker-api-client-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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