checkout-mobile-accounts (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects checkout-mobile-accountsSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove checkout-mobile-accounts and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 5 Aug 2026, 15:55 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-12570
What to do
Remove checkout-mobile-accounts from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npmcheckout-mobile-accounts | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package 'checkout-mobile-accounts' version 35.6.8 contains malicious code that, upon being required, downloads and executes a remote binary payload specific to the operating system. The payload is fetched from dynamically constructed hostnames to evade static detection and uses a DNS-TXT covert channel as a fallback. The downloaded executable is saved to temporary directories with names mimicking system diagnostic files, given executable permissions, and run detached from the main process. Additionally, a lock file is created to masquerade as telemetry state. The package falsely advertises itself as a mobile SDK/platform adapter and does not include native source code to justify this behavior.