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Malicious package

strapi-plugin-honey-meebnpm

Advisory published Updated

strapi-plugin-honey-meeb is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-16231) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious version 3.6.8). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in strapi-plugin-honey-meeb (npm)

MAL-2026-16231
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall strapi-plugin-honey-meeb

What this malware does

The package's postinstall lifecycle script (postinstall.js) spawns a Python-based reverse shell that opens a TCP socket to the hardcoded IP 14.225.210.85:80, dup2's stdin/stdout/stderr onto the socket, and calls pty.spawn('sh'), yielding an interactive remote shell on the installer's host at npm install time. Execution is gated by an os.hostname() check against 'ubuntu-fc-uvm', with self-labeled log strings such as '[+] Starting reverse shell' and '[+] proceeding with exploit' — a targeting/evasion pattern indicative of an intentional attack rather than a demo. The package name resembles the legitimate Strapi plugin ecosystem, but the shipped install-time payload has no legitimate purpose.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
3.6.8

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

752c0a1146068824e355a38b25add15f092d7cea6f846c143b5b2d2210de6766

Detection & response playbook

Backdoor / remote access

  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for strapi-plugin-honey-meeb (version 3.6.8).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    strapi-plugin-honey-meeb establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If strapi-plugin-honey-meeb 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. strapi-plugin-honey-meeb on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 3.6.8 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020097

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks strapi-plugin-honey-meeb-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.

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