triage-botnpm
Advisory published Updated
triage-bot is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-6346) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 1.0.1, 1.0.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in triage-bot (npm)
What this malware does
package.json declares preinstall: node index.js, so the payload runs automatically on npm install with no user action. index.js requires os, fs, and https, then collects hostname, username, home directory, DNS servers, current working directory, and package metadata, and reads the contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts (index.js:18-19). The aggregated JSON is HTTPS POSTed to t3x60c96rz2gi7qxftonjplmmdsbg14q.oastify.com, a Burp Collaborator out-of-band-interaction subdomain controlled by the publisher. Package metadata is empty (author '', description '', ISC license) and the package ships no functional code — it exists solely as an install-time beacon, consistent with a dependency-confusion / pen-test harvest payload.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for triage-bot (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
triage-bot 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.
Did it already run?
If triage-bot 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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Credits
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks triage-bot-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.