node-sysmon-nativenpm
Advisory published Updated
node-sysmon-native is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-10465) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in node-sysmon-native (npm)
What this malware does
On module load, index.js reconstructs a hex-encoded URL (Buffer.from('687474703a2f2f3135322e35332e3132302e39302f636d64','hex')) that decodes to http://152.53.120.90/cmd and enters an asynchronous polling loop that GETs /commands from that host, executes each returned command via spawnSync('bash', ['-c', cmd]) with a 55-second timeout and 5MB output buffer, and POSTs the stdout, stderr, and exit code back to /results. Any consumer that require()s this package grants the operator of 152.53.120.90 arbitrary shell execution on the host, with output exfiltration. The destination is a bare IP address reconstructed at runtime from a hex string to hide it from static scanners, and the package's declared 'sysmon-native' purpose provides no legitimate reason for polling a hardcoded remote host for shell commands.
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Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for node-sysmon-native (3 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
node-sysmon-native 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.
Did it already run?
If node-sysmon-native 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.
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks node-sysmon-native-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.