voicemailnpm
Advisory published Updated
voicemail is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12496) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious versions 1.0.1, 1.0.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in voicemail (npm)
What this malware does
package.json declares both preinstall and postinstall lifecycle scripts that invoke curl against a hardcoded webhook.site endpoint (https://webhook.site/d80b4602-8a87-4693-8510-6ff77c62788e/blots) with query parameters carrying the installer's username ($(whoami)), hostname ($(hostname)), current working directory ($PWD), and a timestamp. The beacon fires automatically on npm install without user consent, sending host and identity reconnaissance to an attacker-controlled collector. The package provides no legitimate functionality corresponding to this network activity.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Backdoor / remote accessFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for voicemail (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
voicemail 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 voicemail 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
- Amazon Inspector · finder
- ReversingLabs · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks voicemail-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.