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Malicious package

@gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-onlynpm

Advisory published Updated

@gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-only is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-10784) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 2.1.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-only (npm)

MAL-2026-10784
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-only

What this malware does

No a static rule matches and no traced behavioral findings were produced for this package version. With no evidence of exfiltration, install-time fetch-and-execute, credential harvesting, silent-relay, backdoor, or dependency-chain dropper behavior, there is no basis to block or route for review.

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

1 flagged
2.1.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ff5752c8d3b702a72173a18e50e55cb28c1484a6c64745fe531d959a0c583fcd
d6b2260e2800619ccb9a093618b29bba531fdca6348febc8547be7d925da7b4c

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-only (version 2.1.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    @gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-only is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

  3. Did it already run?

    If @gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-only 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. @gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-only on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 2.1.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-8rqf-7352-m3m9IN-MAL-2026-013230

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-only-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Explore

@gocortexio/npmgremlinbox-agpl-1-0-only (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-10784 | O3 Security