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npm-sandbox-research-e9f0npm

npm-sandbox-research-e9f0 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-5762) 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-e9f0 (npm)

MAL-2026-5762
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall npm-sandbox-research-e9f0

What this malware does

Package declares a postinstall hook ("postinstall": "node run.js") that executes automatically on npm install. The tarball ships beacon scripts (beacon13.js, beacon_linux.js) that combine require('child_process'), require('os'), and require('http')/http.request to gather host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.platform()) and transmit them via HTTP POST/GET requests. This is the canonical install-time host-recon and exfiltration shape: lifecycle hook auto-execution, host enumeration via the os module, command execution capability via child_process, and outbound HTTP. Installing this package causes immediate disclosure of host metadata and provides a code-execution surface on the installer's machine.

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)

1356b7c33d092b4655a20e28a21ddd3e6894a0168cf4c03ca3faf91d4535d0ef
a18a9932f78294e22aa0a85077b9318233ab0952bc8788ae8987fce3e5002c93
4aa60d0ef029a2e212e9f2dbce05f3e633c9019086e4a75f5102c93724784161

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for npm-sandbox-research-e9f0 (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging npm-sandbox-research-e9f0 across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    npm-sandbox-research-e9f0 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-e9f0 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 npm-sandbox-research-e9f0 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. npm-sandbox-research-e9f0 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-2026-006471IN-MAL-2026-006470GHSA-76w8-rxxx-vjcg

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks npm-sandbox-research-e9f0-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Explore

npm-sandbox-research-e9f0 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-5762 | O3 Security