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Malicious package

hexo-shoka-swipernpm

Advisory published Updated

hexo-shoka-swiper is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-6492) that runs destructive / sabotage code (malicious version 0.1.10). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in hexo-shoka-swiper (npm)

MAL-2026-6492
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall hexo-shoka-swiper

What this malware does

The package ships a binding.gyp whose sources field uses GYP command-expansion syntax (<!(...)) at line 6. npm implicitly runs node-gyp rebuild whenever a binding.gyp is present (even with no declared install/postinstall script), and GYP evaluates <!(...) as a shell invocation during the configure step. This means simply running npm install hexo-shoka-swiper causes the embedded shell command to execute on the installer's machine. The package's nominal purpose is a Hexo theme Swiper integration — a pure JavaScript front-end concern with no legitimate need to build a native addon or to evaluate shell at install. The binding.gyp here functions as a lifecycle-hook substitute for arbitrary install-time code execution rather than as a real native-build description.

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
0.1.10

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

62f045b55721408d94a92f5d65b58d69c98d3dc29d5f4f9327fb8edb4f85eaad
e8de7e493283d0ce9bd580619618dd4fcb9f1b6bc9d2f35c574b2e5bd21a986f

Detection & response playbook

Destructive / sabotage
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for hexo-shoka-swiper (version 0.1.10).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    hexo-shoka-swiper carries a destructive/sabotage payload. Remove it immediately, restore any affected data from clean backups, and verify integrity of build outputs that may have been tampered with.

  3. Did it already run?

    If hexo-shoka-swiper 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. hexo-shoka-swiper on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1.10 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-007572GHSA-vwrj-pprq-gjvq

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks hexo-shoka-swiper-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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hexo-shoka-swiper (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-6492 | O3 Security