hardhat-kex

MAL-2026-17559

npmmalware10/5/2026

Description

Malicious code in hardhat-kex (npm)

Indicators of Compromise

SHA256 Hashes (1)

b8fa212654344b734814cee2291c9b9b91ecbc353bde5e83740624ee5f263c69

References (1)

https://www.npmjs.com/package/hardhat-kex/v/2.0.1ossf/malicious-packages

Details

Ecosystemnpm

Attack Typemalware

Published10/5/2026

Affected Versions

2.0.1

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