MAL-2026-17875

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/monkey-tags-ip/MAL-2026-17875.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-17875
Published
2026-10-13T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-10-14T06:15:05Z
Summary
Malicious code in monkey-tags-ip (npm)
Details

npm user 'conx3993' published this package in a dependency confusion campaign. It squats a name that looks like an internal package and uses version 53.4.1 so misconfigured resolvers pick it over the real one. Version 0.0.0-stage is an empty placeholder. A 'preinstall' hook runs 'ip.js', which poses as an IP geolocation helper. On install it sends an HTTPS GET to attacker-controlled host realwbx.com (/ip?f=json) with a hard-coded 'Authorization' value ('Bearer xHlT6gllTfGbKgdivAKTzWKxrILWlNlv') unique to this package, then discards the response. The token tells the operator which internal package name the victim installed, and the request reveals the victim's public egress IP.

Database specific 
{
    "iocs":  {
        "domains":  [
            "realwbx.com"
        ],
        "files":  [
            {
                "digests":  {
                    "sha256":  "0351d595ab1ed4cc5a8fcd2836baf21e8cc32df8a759ad201cec1af57f858b98"
                },
                "note":  "Preinstall beacon to realwbx.com in version 53.4.1.",
                "paths":  [
                    "ip.js"
                ],
                "source":  "PACKAGE_ARCHIVE"
            }
        ],
        "urls":  [
            "https://realwbx.com/ip?f=json"
        ]
    }
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / monkey-tags-ip

Package

Name
monkey-tags-ip
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Purl
pkg:npm/monkey-tags-ip

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId":  "CWE-506",
        "description":  "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name":  "Embedded Malicious Code"
    }
]
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/monkey-tags-ip/MAL-2026-17875.json"