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Malicious package

npm-sandbox-research-c5d6npm

Advisory published Updated

npm-sandbox-research-c5d6 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-5760) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in npm-sandbox-research-c5d6 (npm)

MAL-2026-5760
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall npm-sandbox-research-c5d6

What this malware does

The package declares a postinstall hook ("postinstall": "node run.js") that executes automatically on npm install. The shipped beacon scripts (beacon11.js, beacon_linux.js) load child_process, os, and http, read host identifiers via os.hostname() and os.platform(), and issue outbound HTTP GET/POST requests carrying that data. This is the install-time host-fingerprinting and exfiltration shape: lifecycle execution + system-info collection + outbound network in a single chain, with no legitimate library functionality justifying the behavior.

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
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

e7dd3f64f94b15f73c62c5733a5910802ff22adc514e0eb08e153817fcd4158b
f94e3174e59659bc3525db8886120231fe3f85edfce419c48b81f1a6f7f2c998
40bc58054b1c5c90eeff59bc7cd8b13eeda67ce6b0b7c5c5bc40f3ffb2728311

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for npm-sandbox-research-c5d6 (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    npm-sandbox-research-c5d6 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If npm-sandbox-research-c5d6 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. npm-sandbox-research-c5d6 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-006464IN-MAL-2026-006466GHSA-54f7-37vp-p38f

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks npm-sandbox-research-c5d6-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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