🛡️ MAL-2026-12112 — mnemonic-utils
Description
Malicious code in mnemonic-utils (npm)
Source: amazon-inspector
index.js executes an IIFE at require-time that reads installer-owned secret files (.env,.npmrc, ~/.aws/credentials, ~/.ssh/id_rsa, id_ed25519, id_ecdsa, Solana id.json, Ethereum keystore) and recursively scans home dotdirectories for files matching /wallet|key|secret|seed|mnemonic|keystore|private/. The harvested contents are combined with os.hostname() and os.userInfo().username into a single JSON body and POSTed over HTTPS to a hardcoded webhook.site URL (path /5c5ad6cb-62df-4ea5-9dfb-2c447920ddc4). The payload is gated by a Date.UTC(2026,7,6) activation check, with in-source comments describing the delay as evasion of npm sandbox detection windows. The package name suggests a mnemonic utility, but the shipped code performs no such function — its only behavior is credential and wallet-secret exfiltration.
Affected software
MAL-2026-12112 is recorded against 1 package.
- mnemonic-utils
Timeline and source
Published on 5 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
www.npmjs.com (Package)
www.npmjs.com (Package)
www.npmjs.com (Package)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mnemonic-utils | — | — |
References
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