Which versions of xxdxax are malicious?

The following npm versions of xxdxax are flagged malicious: 1.0.0, 1.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate xxdxax if I installed it?

xxdxax 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.

I already installed xxdxax — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If xxdxax 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 xxdxax part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — xxdxax is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-016767, IN-MAL-2026-016766 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 xxdxax across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for xxdxax (2 malicious versions).

Malicious package

xxdxaxnpm

Advisory published Aug 6, 2026Updated Aug 6, 2026

xxdxax is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-13469) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in xxdxax (npm)

MAL-2026-13469

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall xxdxax

What this malware does

The package's main file (i.js) is an obfuscated browser-side script — its de-obfuscated form is shipped alongside as original.js — that gates execution on window.location.href containing 'noviembrenacional.com'. When loaded in a page on that host, it exfiltrates page HTML and authenticated session state (via fetch with credentials:'include') to a hardcoded https://canarytokens.com/articles/tags/images/j11lq4swuzvslc96qfi9pmsji/submit.aspx endpoint, then abuses the victim's WordPress session on /my-account/editar-cuenta/ to either delete other users' accounts or overwrite the target account's email to [email protected] and trigger a password reset, resulting in account takeover. Property names, selectors, URLs, WordPress form field names (e.g., wpnonce, account_first_name), the attacker email, and the target hostname are hidden via \uXXXX unicode escapes and reversed-string tricks ("ecnonpw".split('').reverse().join('')) to conceal the payload from casual review. The package is not a general-purpose library; it is a targeted CSRF / account-hijack exploit packaged as an npm module. Installing the package does not execute the payload against the Node installer directly (the code uses browser-only APIs and is gated to a specific site), but the package's shipped purpose is offensive action against third-party users of a specific WordPress site.

Malicious versions

2 flagged

1.0.01.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

4ed3cc7181de938df5ab662b7eaa29f8a9eabcd42f2584386ece03824077b918

8922341a391ea133f4e6b95d55da2a7ee404c99a9f88f75bdc2698d3f03cc97c

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for xxdxax (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
xxdxax 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 xxdxax 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. xxdxax on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-016767IN-MAL-2026-016766

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks xxdxax-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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