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@ai-vertical/ai-agentnpm

@ai-vertical/ai-agent is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-14070) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @ai-vertical/ai-agent (npm)

MAL-2026-14070
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @ai-vertical/ai-agent

What this malware does

On require/import, index.js fetches a hardcoded GitHub Gist (gist.github.com/aiverticalsolutions/7676451d2f972137d2482c4a8937a77a) via the api.github.com gists endpoint and passes the returned file contents directly to eval(). The gist is author-controlled and mutable, so whatever code the maintainer places there executes with the privileges of any process that loads this package. The package ships with empty description and empty author metadata and contains no other functionality — the remote-eval loader is the entire module.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.0.01.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b6adbc086440b8babd1f9563a1a25a5d023b7f49a933b49a275b1d2cbf40cd46
f3daa0f3fabdeebe3db0146233d623d65ae16aea601e54fd6519a160db5af8ee
47a95bf8281d2635cb30e404ce03a7fe8f134cb674ac05be48f6fee5d157b8a4

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @ai-vertical/ai-agent (2 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove @ai-vertical/ai-agent from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If @ai-vertical/ai-agent was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. @ai-vertical/ai-agent on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-3248-8gvm-g9jvIN-MAL-2026-017982IN-MAL-2026-018066

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @ai-vertical/ai-agent-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

Explore

@ai-vertical/ai-agent (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-14070 | O3 Security