Which versions of typscript-cli are malicious?

The following npm versions of typscript-cli are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate typscript-cli if I installed it?

typscript-cli is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove typscript-cli, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.

I already installed typscript-cli — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If typscript-cli 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.

Is typscript-cli part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — typscript-cli is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-018193 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find typscript-cli across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for typscript-cli (version 1.0.0).

Malicious package

typscript-clinpm

typscript-cli is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-14156) that typosquats a legitimate package to trick installs (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in typscript-cli (npm)

MAL-2026-14156

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall typscript-cli

What this malware does

typscript-cli is a typosquat of 'typescript' (index.js exports an empty object; no library functionality). Its scripts/postinstall.js is the only functional code and executes on npm install. It XOR-decodes (key 'stf2026') four embedded numeric arrays to reconstruct a download URL and a PowerShell 'bridge' command, downloads a Windows executable to %TEMP%\main.exe, and spawns it detached with windowsHide:true. On WSL/Linux hosts it uses child_process.exec with the XOR-decoded PowerShell bridge command to drop and run the same payload on the Windows side. The same postinstall also POSTs a platform label to a hardcoded bare-IP endpoint 193.70.34.101:20099/vote over plain HTTP, with the host assembled from a split array ['193','70','34','101'].join('.') to evade literal-string scanning. There is no publisher-matched destination, no version pinning, and no integrity check on the fetched binary.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

1425e6f0bb2305eeddecaab5403e09ead0e8f60b9b1f817581a343cb5a3dd062

Detection & response playbook

Typosquat

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for typscript-cli (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
typscript-cli is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove typscript-cli, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.
Did it already run?
If typscript-cli 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. typscript-cli 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-2026-018193

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks typscript-cli-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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