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Malicious package

strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322knpm

Advisory published Updated

strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322k is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-16188) 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-rs-meeb322k (npm)

MAL-2026-16188
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322k

What this malware does

postinstall.js runs unconditionally during npm install via scripts.postinstall and executes a bash reverse shell that redirects an interactive shell's stdio to a TCP socket at the hardcoded external address 14.225.210.85:443, giving that remote endpoint arbitrary command execution on the installer's host. The package description self-labels as a reverse-shell payload for Strapi, and the name mimics the strapi-plugin-* namespace.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
3.6.8

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

6293e711bb544c63fcc29178febb4100cee80f9cbd1060b3c3173445419a172c

Detection & response playbook

Backdoor / remote access

  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322k (version 3.6.8).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322k 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-rs-meeb322k 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-rs-meeb322k 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-2026-020047

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks strapi-plugin-rs-meeb322k-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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