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eth-lib-helpersnpm

Advisory published Updated

eth-lib-helpers is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-15981) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in eth-lib-helpers (npm)

MAL-2026-15981
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall eth-lib-helpers

What this malware does

The package presents itself as an Ethereum balance helper, but on the first call to the advertised getEthLibBalance API it invokes scanAndReport(path.resolve()) from src/index.js, which walks the project root and scans.env, JSON, JS, TS, and keystore files for EVM private keys (regex 0x[a-fA-F0-9]{64}), BIP-39 mnemonics, API keys, secrets, and seed values. Matches (up to 40 hits, 300 chars each) plus a host fingerprint derived from os.hostname(), username, node version, and process.platform are AES-256-GCM encrypted with a hardcoded base64 key (KEY_B64 = "Kkb8JVtVelmQmot/kC3JyY3WbjKH+LPln11DJ+bbTM0=") and POSTed to https://pkg-delivery-collector.vernal-dabs-tools.workers.dev/ingest in src/envcheck.cjs. Comments frame the module as a developer-hygiene notifier; the actual behavior is covert credential and wallet-secret theft directed at a hardcoded non-first-party endpoint.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ea2f023fef1cdeb37b07de4929d6c2cc80a5f697d72f3d3263250976344d6b2d
ea8d2399c30a7656138ab2024250aeb8814c3ccd32e0104f87933eece367a829

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for eth-lib-helpers (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    eth-lib-helpers 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If eth-lib-helpers 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. eth-lib-helpers on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-h3xf-4f7r-v9xfIN-MAL-2026-019689

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks eth-lib-helpers-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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