critical severityConfidence highHistorical record

Injective SDK wallet-key exfiltration

Socket documented a compromised @injectivelabs/sdk-ts npm release that added fake telemetry behavior to sensitive key-derivation code and published related scoped packages pinned to the malicious version.

Also tracked as Injective SDK 1.20.21 compromise

First observed
Jun 8, 2026
Last observed
Jul 9, 2026
Last reviewed
Sep 2, 2026
Tracking ended
Sep 8, 2026

Uncertainty and limitations

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The reviewed report states that the malicious release was quickly contained, but downloadable artifacts and downstream exposure can vary. HOL does not infer victim losses from package download statistics.

  • Any secret material processed by an affected library version must be handled according to the incident source guidance; Guard cannot retroactively revoke exposed keys.

Guard coverage and policy

What Guard's reviewed assertions do and do not claim for this campaign, and the reviewed starting points for defense.

Not covered, or partially covered

  • partial

    Install-time review can help on eligible package actions, but the reported malicious behavior executed during library use; Guard does not claim universal mediation of arbitrary application code.

  • Recipe available

    Require review or explicit approval for new or changed dependency installation before an eligible package-manager action executes.

    Coverage depends on the active Guard release, package manager, harness event surface, and local policy. It is not a guarantee that every dependency path is intercepted.

Safe next step. Campaign guidance is defensive context. It does not auto-apply policy or claim universal campaign coverage.

Timeline

Reviewed events, oldest first, each tied to a verified source.

  1. First observed

    Injective SDK wallet-key exfiltration was first observed in the reviewed source material.

  2. Disclosure

    The reviewed source published or updated its defensive analysis and remediation guidance.

Publication clock: 755.5 hours from reviewed disclosure timestamp to HOL publication; 12-hour critical target; historical backfill outside target.

Reviewed artifacts

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  • @injectivelabs/sdk-ts@1.20.21npmpackage

Sources

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Reviewed in full by HOL Guard Research.

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Record HGTC-2026-INJECTIVE26