🛡️ MAL-2026-12090 — docker-api-client
Description
Malicious code in @wethenorth12/docker-api-client (npm)
Source: amazon-inspector
Package advertises itself as a 'drop-in replacement for dockerode' but the main module (index.js) has no Docker functionality. On require, it collects hostname, username, home directory, platform, cwd, a timestamp, and the entire process.env, base64-encodes a JSON blob of those fields, and sends it via an HTTPS GET to api.telegram.org/bot<token>/sendMessage with chat_id=8969499041. A tmp marker file suppresses repeat sends. The wholesale process.env dump routinely carries CI/build secrets such as AWS_*, GITHUB_TOKEN, NPM_TOKEN, and other installer-owned credentials, so the beacon functions as a credential harvester. The fallback module.exports exposes unrelated crypto/wallet stubs (createWallet, generateMnemonic returning random bytes, signTransaction) and attempts to re-export dockerode if present, serving as cover for the exfiltration.
Affected software
MAL-2026-12090 is recorded against 1 package.
- @wethenorth12/docker-api-client
Timeline and source
Published on 5 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
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Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| @wethenorth12/docker-api-client | — | — |
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