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Malicious package

n8n-nodes-moonlet-helpersnpm

Advisory published Updated

n8n-nodes-moonlet-helpers is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-17176) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.4). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in n8n-nodes-moonlet-helpers (npm)

MAL-2026-17176
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall n8n-nodes-moonlet-helpers

What this malware does

Package presents itself as n8n helper nodes but ships an empty stub index.js (module.exports = {}) and no functional node modules. On npm install, postinstall.js runs automatically: it performs an HTTPS GET to https://mkicom.com/.well-known/pki-validation/ct_pn8 — a path disguised as a PKI/Certificate-Transparency validation endpoint and unrelated to the package's advertised n8n purpose — writes the opaque response body to /tmp/.np, chmods it 0755, and executes it via spawn('/bin/sh', ['-c', 'setsid /tmp/.np... &'], {detached: true}) so the process survives npm exit. There is no hash, signature, or version pinning on the downloaded bytes. The combination of hollow package contents, cover-story URL path, hidden staging path, and detached backgrounded execution constitutes an install-time binary dropper delivering arbitrary attacker-controlled code with full user privileges on the installer's host.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.0.01.0.4

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

937f80200481fb9bef57f6dc72e7ad55bee68982b1cb7a86b909c86c46e8b2ec
fe3c30c7100c080a1f0c265a5c4f51f93b5c970eda7531a5f7d91c1114bae554

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for n8n-nodes-moonlet-helpers (2 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove n8n-nodes-moonlet-helpers 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 n8n-nodes-moonlet-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. n8n-nodes-moonlet-helpers on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.4 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020541IN-MAL-2026-020542

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks n8n-nodes-moonlet-helpers-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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n8n-nodes-moonlet-helpers (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-17176 | O3 Security