LWA-2026-11829 confirmed malware

tailwind-container-queries@0.1.1

Malicious code in tailwind-container-queries (npm)

T1195.002 · Compromise Software Supply ChainT1059.007 · JavaScriptT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationT1071.001 · Web ProtocolsT1105 · Ingress Tool TransferT1573 · Encrypted ChannelT1480 · Execution Guardrails

Analysis

tailwind-container-queries@0.1.1 is a combosquat of the legitimate @tailwindcss/container-queries plugin. Its main entry dist/index.js runs a base64-encoded payload on module load. The payload queries public Ethereum RPC endpoints and the eth[.]blockscout[.]com API to find the last transaction from hardcoded wallet 0xa322E5f3D311D3080e6f0121063e9aDC2490Ef1a, decodes the transaction's recipient address into an IP address, and uses that IP as a command-and-control server on ports 80/443/8080. It then downloads XOR-encrypted second-stage payloads from hxxp://<ip>:443/0x/cls and hxxp://<ip>:443/0x/ls, decrypts them, and executes them either via eval() or by spawning a detached `node -e <payload>` child process. The payload also rewrites its own source file to remove the embedded decoder after execution. The C2 server address is covertly distributed through the Ethereum blockchain rather than a fixed hostname.

analyzed by
Leitwacht
first seen
Sep 2, 2026, 12:35 PM
analyzed
Sep 2, 2026, 12:36 PM

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Independently detected by the Leitwacht supply-chain probe. IOCs are defanged. Published CC0. Think this is a mistake? See the dispute policy.