@hrmony/benefit-essenszuschuss (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects @hrmony/benefit-essenszuschussSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove @hrmony/benefit-essenszuschuss and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 29 Sep 2026, 21:26 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-17253
What to do
Remove @hrmony/benefit-essenszuschuss 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npm@hrmony/benefit-essenszuschuss | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package @hrmony/benefit-essenszuschuss (version 3.99.0) contains malicious code that, upon import, harvests cloud and container secrets from the host environment. It retrieves AWS IAM role credentials via the Instance Metadata Service (IMDSv2), collects environment variables, and reads Kubernetes secrets from the filesystem. This sensitive data is then exfiltrated to a hardcoded attacker-controlled endpoint. The package mimics an internal HR utility and includes an unpinned dependency, facilitating a dependency confusion attack. Systems with this package installed should be considered fully compromised.