checkout-mobile-legal (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects checkout-mobile-legalSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove checkout-mobile-legal and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 5 Aug 2026, 15:59 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-12577
What to do
Remove checkout-mobile-legal 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-legal | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package 'checkout-mobile-legal' version 35.8.8 contains malicious code that downloads and executes opaque binaries from author-controlled Cloudflare Workers subdomains. It uses obfuscation techniques to evade static inspection and employs a DNS-TXT record fallback to bypass HTTP filtering. The package masquerades as telemetry software but effectively acts as a remote code execution dropper, allowing arbitrary code execution on the host system upon installation or import.